Roohi Surname

17,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Roohi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roohi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran29,9161:2,567323
India7621:1,006,64742,431
Pakistan6761:264,2665,842
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Austria281:304,12334,120
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Roohi (12,803) may also be a first name.

Roohi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roohi (Hindi: रूही, Marathi: रुही, Oriya: ରୁହି) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roohi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,025th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 223,531 people. The last name Roohi is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Roohi are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Roohi is also the 51,822nd most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 12,803 people.

It is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 29,916 people, or 1 in 2,567. In Iran Roohi is most common in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 11 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Iran Roohi is found in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Roohi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roohi surname are 17.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.73% registered with the party.

The amount Roohi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $45,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $53,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roohie9115/
Rahoohi8326/
Roohieh831/
Roohe80160/
Raohi806/
Roahi806/
Rohâi801/
Raooi801/
Rouahi731,216/
Roiyoi73202/
Rohahi736/
Roohey736/
Raohui731/
Roahith671/
Rohouit671/
Rojhahi671/

Roohi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roohi in the Hindi language
रूहीruhi98.38
रूहिruhi0.81
रुहीruhi0.7
रूही़ruhi0.07
रू्हीruhi0.04
Roohi in the Oriya language
ରୁହିruhi72.73
ରୂହୀruhi9.09
ରୁହୀruhi9.09
ରହିrahi9.09
Roohi in the Marathi language
रुहीruhi70.37
रूहीruhi25.93
रोहीrohi3.7

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roohi
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