Rafe Forename
Approximately 6,084 people bear this name
Rafe Forename Definition:
A male name. Old Norse Raðulfr (= Old English Rædwulf, compound of ræd ‘counsel’ and wulf ‘wolf’), became Radulf and then Ralf. It was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, after which it was reinforced by Norman influence; Domesday Book mentions tenants named Radulfus who had held Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor), and many at the time the survey was made.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 90% | 2,016 | 1:79,098 | 5,826 |
| United States | 100% | 1,220 | 1:297,161 | 9,312 |
| India | 97% | 637 | 1:1,907,187 | 101,117 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 466 | 1:66,121 | 7,124 |
| Israel | 89% | 435 | 1:19,317 | 1,855 |
| Philippines | 92% | 260 | 1:407,729 | 14,505 |
| England | 99% | 210 | 1:264,776 | 7,022 |
| Pakistan | 65% | 121 | 1:1,606,262 | 23,721 |
| Indonesia | - | 116 | 1:2,223,825 | 111,029 |
| Canada | 100% | 69 | 1:480,194 | 12,850 |
| Australia | - | 46 | 1:296,905 | 6,027 |
| Malaysia | 50% | 45 | 1:676,665 | 26,854 |
| New Zealand | - | 42 | 1:108,001 | 4,458 |
| South Africa | 100% | 34 | 1:1,603,901 | 51,699 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 32 | 1:65,336 | 3,906 |
| Iraq | 100% | 29 | 1:1,207,512 | 9,085 |
| DR Congo | 75% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 15 | 1:466,026 | 7,553 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 14 | 1:688,782 | 12,126 |
| China | - | 14 | 1:97,575,413 | 64,568 |
| Croatia | 100% | 13 | 1:324,390 | 4,474 |
| Syria | - | 12 | 1:1,608,840 | 3,623 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 11 | 1:1,536,553 | 22,602 |
| Nigeria | 67% | 10 | 1:17,756,436 | 163,035 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 9 | 1:930,547 | 3,856 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Thailand | 100% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| Brazil | - | 9 | 1:23,804,017 | 218,524 |
| Scotland | 100% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Turkey | 100% | 7 | 1:11,114,530 | 34,230 |
| Jersey | - | 7 | 1:14,283 | 1,073 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Zambia | - | 6 | 1:2,642,466 | 23,928 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Jordan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,206,694 | 7,695 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Iran | - | 4 | 1:19,624,217 | 40,893 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Niger | 67% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Serbia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Italy | 87% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
The alternate forms: Rafé (3) are calculated separately.
Rafe (5,805) may also be a surname.
Rafe Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old Norse Raðulfr (= Old English Rædwulf, compound of ræd ‘counsel’ and wulf ‘wolf’), became Radulf and then Ralf. It was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, after which it was reinforced by Norman influence; Domesday Book mentions tenants named Radulfus who had held Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor), and many at the time the survey was made. It developed into Rauf or Raff, and these were the usual forms of the name until the 17th C, when Rafe was more usual. Ralph was a piece of 18th-C antiquarianism, but the pronunciation of the name was still Rāfe. Recently, there have been signs that the spelling pronunciation Rălf (already general in Scotland and the USA) is creeping into use. See also Raoul.
Rauf, Raulf Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1066-70. Radulf, Radulfus, Radolf Domesday Book 1086, Hundred Rolls 1373. Raffe, Rauf Hundred Rolls 1273. Rafe Promptorium Parvulorum c. 1440. Raaf 15th C Brut. Rauf Lincs 1455, The Coventry Leet Book 1338. Raff Lincs 1533. Rauffe Lincs 1534.
Is merely the phonetic representation of the fashionable pronunciation of Ralf.
Rafe Forename Popularity
Rafe Demographics
Average Male Rafe Height
177.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafe in the Russian language | ||
| Рафе | rafe | - |
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