Rooh Surname

47,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rooh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rooh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran10,2711:7,4761,045
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rooh (290,469) may also be a first name.

Rooh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rooh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rooh (Hindi: रूह) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooh? popularity and diffusion

Rooh is the 47,897th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 675,649 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rooh are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,618th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 290,469 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 10,271 people, or 1 in 7,476. In Iran Rooh is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 21 percent live, Kerman Province, where 20 percent live and Tehran Province, where 16 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 2 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.

Rooh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rooh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rooh Last Name Statistics demography

Rooh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roohy89319/
Rouoh891/
Roohu891/
Rohoh891/
Raooph806/
Rohosh802/
Rahooh801/
Roohah801/
Rooach801/
Roha753,213/
Roho75569/
Roah75464/
Raoh75443/
Rooa75172/
Raoo7560/
Rouo7510/
Ruoo755/
Roeo753/
Rooo751/
Rohotch732/
Rooasdh732/
Rauooph731/
Roojhoo731/
Roohash731/
Roohaus730/
Roach6785,923/
Rojha673,285/
Rouah671,011/
Roháč67868/
Rohou67711/
Roash67459/
Rohaľ67407/
Raouh67275/
Raoot67220/
Rohah67201/
Rohoň67183/
Rogio67177/
Rouot67127/
Rohoz6792/
Rohua6780/
Rohač6734/
Roháľ6725/
Raoch6723/
Rojjo6723/
Roadh6718/
Rojho6713/
Roeha6711/
Rooad679/
Rahoh676/
Ruooj675/
Rohho675/
Raoop675/
Roiio674/
Raoos674/
Rohaĺ674/
Rohoy674/
Raoph674/
Raohe673/
Rojio673/
Roahe672/
Rooas672/
Roșoi672/
Raohp671/
Ruoha671/
Rhoah671/
Raood671/
Rooap671/
Roaha671/
Rohga671/
Rohoi671/
Rgooa671/
Ruoou671/
Rouod671/
Rooaa671/
Rohha671/
Roiyo671/
Roeho671/
Rhoha670/
Rooot670/
Royio670/
Roauh670/

Rooh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rooh in the Hindi language
रूहruha-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rooh
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