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Around the globe, Roof (Rup
, Roof
, روف
) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The forename Roof is habitual in India, where it is quite a common unisex name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Roof is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Rup | Bangladesh, Poland, Nepal, India, United States |
| Roof | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, United States |
| روف | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan |
| Руф | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine |
Roof is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rufus Scrimgeour , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1; Rufus of Thebes , the Numbered among the Seventy Disciples; Rufus Shinra , the fictional character from Final Fantasy VII; Rufus , the cat from Disney's The Rescuers and Rufus Humphrey , character in Gossip Girl, and in many other works.