Rouaf Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Rouaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rouaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria761:508,31037,383
Pakistan711:2,516,11121,969
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rouaf (26) may also be a first name.

Rouaf Last Name Facts

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

Rouaf is found most in Algeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rouaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rouaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rouaf is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Rouaf occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Rouaf live; 48 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 508,310. In Algeria Rouaf is most common in: Aïn Defla Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 45 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouaif912/
Rouafe911/
Roaf89661/
Raouf8068,493/
Rouab801,616/
Rauaf80106/
Rooaf80100/
Roauf8055/
Rohaf803/
Roaif801/
Roaff801/
Roawf801/
Ruhaf801/
Rouaw800/
Roafe800/
Rouhof73196/
Raaouf73124/
Rahouf7366/
Raouff7338/
Ra'ouf7314/
Raoufe7312/
Raeouf735/
Rouabh734/
Rouoof734/
Rouaib734/
Rouoff732/
Rauaif732/
Rieouf731/
Ruhaff731/
Rooaif731/
Rouhab731/
Hrouab731/
Rueaif731/
Rohouf731/
Rauauf731/
Reeouf731/
Ruhaif731/
Rohaif731/
Raof676,738/
Roab67832/
Roav67225/
Rouhoff6741/
Roaw671/
Reuhauf671/
Rahaouf671/
Rouhova671/
Rouahab671/
Rouhoof670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rouaf
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