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All over the world, Rouf (Rouf , رؤف , روف ) is a common primarily male, but scarcely girly first name. The forename Rouf is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Qatar. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. More prevalently, Rouf is the last name as well as the forename.
Rouf 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.