Rouf Surname

9,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Rouf Surname User-submission:

The Rouf surname has an Arabic origin. Derived from ra`uf, which means 'compassionate', 'loving'. It's also one of the 99 attributes of Allah.

Rouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh40,4631:3,938370
Indonesia6,2361:21,2072,574
India5,1301:149,5259,443
Pakistan4,1131:43,4341,862
England5641:98,79110,454
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
United Arab Emirates2031:45,1344,555
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
France1041:638,68083,098
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Wales331:93,7747,567
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Rouf (7,597) may also be a first name.

Rouf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rouf surname has an Arabic origin. Derived from ra`uf, which means 'compassionate', 'loving'. It's also one of the 99 attributes of Allah.

- rouf

Rouf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rouf (Russian: Роуф) is most common in Bangladesh. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rouf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,638th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 124,386 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Rouf live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rouf is also the 73,559th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 7,597 people.

The surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 40,463 people, or 1 in 3,938. Other than Bangladesh it exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Rouf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rouf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rouf surname increased 406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rouf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rouf last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rouf last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the party.

The amount Rouf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.49% more than the national average, earning R 538,236 per year; in United States they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $45,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $45,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouff89825/
Roufs89671/
Roufe89103/
Rohuf8918/
Rouef898/
Rhouf894/
Roufh893/
Rouft891/
Routf891/
Rouvf891/
Roupf890/
Ruf8623,312/
Rof862,192/
Rouffe80110/
Roueff8035/
Rayouf8010/
Roufft8010/
Raouef804/
Raiouf802/
Reeouf801/
Reyouf801/
Rauf75225,401/
Ruff7535,264/
Roof758,474/
Roff757,689/
Rufz752,413/
Rofe752,011/
Rouw751,752/
Ruef751,271/
Rupf751,258/
Rowf751,150/
Roub75972/
Ruof75789/
Roif75523/
Rufe75490/
Ruhf75452/
Roef75418/
Ruft75114/
Roft7586/
Rufh7565/
Ruyf7563/
Royf7547/
Rufs7542/
Hrof7529/
Ruif7525/
Ruuf7523/
Reuf7521/
Rohf7515/
Rotf7515/
Rosf759/
Rhof758/
Rusf755/
Rojf755/
Rofs753/
Rhuf753/
Rofh753/
Ropf753/
Rruf752/
Ruwf752/
Rovf751/
Rutf751/
Rzuf751/
Rujf751/
Ruvf751/
Rudf751/
Rgof751/
Rofp751/
Rouv750/
Rodf750/
Ruoff675,444/
Rauff674,128/
Roffe672,592/
Rueff672,033/
Rahuf671,130/
Roofe67911/
Ruffe67634/
Hroub67548/
Rooff67503/
Reuff67154/
Rauuf67105/
Rufft6793/
Rouph6782/
Roife6779/
Hroft6771/
Rupff6756/
Roiff6755/
Rayuf6735/
Raiof6735/
Royfe6734/
Raufe6733/
Rojaf6731/
Raiuf6721/
Rousv6719/
Rgoof6716/
Roofs6713/
Rhoof6712/
Rauft6712/
Raufh6711/
Rayof6710/
Raufs679/
Ruhff678/
Rrauf678/
Roeff678/
Hrauf677/
Rauef677/
Rowwf677/
Rohfs675/
Ruffs675/
Århof675/
Rowfe674/
Rajuf673/
Rgoff673/
Roubh673/
Raudf673/
Roiaf673/
Ruupf672/
Royaf672/
Rossf672/
Royif672/
Ruoft672/
Rhauf672/
Rofhe672/
Rauyf672/
Rautf671/
Royef671/
Ruiff671/
Reauf671/
Raufp671/
Rauhf671/
Rootf671/
Rojif671/
Rodtf671/
Rofth671/
Rodfe671/
Reufe671/
Raufz671/
Reyuf671/
Rooft671/
Roohf671/
Rowff671/
Rouev671/
Ruyaf671/
Ruofe671/
Hroof671/
Roiif671/
Rotff671/
Royof671/
Rujof671/
Ruhyf671/
Rofsz671/
Rusff670/
Reufs670/
Roehf670/
Rudff670/
Hroff670/
Royff670/
Roffs670/

Rouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rouf in the Russian language
Роуфrouf-

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