Raphaël Forename
Approximately 19,625 people bear this name
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Raphaël is a Hebrew name, which derives from rāp̄ā (רָפָא), meaning 'he has healed', and ēl (אֵל), meaning 'God'. Popularized in Western Europe, it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Refoel, Raffaele, or Refael depending on the country.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 100% | 6,560 | 1:10,133 | 646 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3,345 | 1:3,435 | 616 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3,278 | 1:2,506 | 460 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 2,418 | 1:9,772 | 1,594 |
| Togo | - | 989 | 1:7,320 | 1,126 |
| Guinea | - | 988 | 1:12,003 | 776 |
| Mali | 100% | 442 | 1:38,411 | 2,315 |
| Canada | 100% | 296 | 1:111,937 | 5,429 |
| Benin | 100% | 244 | 1:43,344 | 3,551 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 203 | 1:2,779 | 391 |
| Gabon | - | 200 | 1:9,417 | 1,573 |
| DR Congo | - | 151 | 1:488,925 | 17,342 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 146 | 1:115,768 | 5,610 |
| Congo | 100% | 102 | 1:49,110 | 3,726 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 28 | 1:824,140 | 25,997 |
| French Polynesia | - | 27 | 1:10,293 | 1,329 |
| Germany | - | 26 | 1:3,718,380 | 16,892 |
| Cameroon | - | 24 | 1:900,438 | 24,542 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 21 | 1:875,213 | 25,284 |
| New Caledonia | - | 17 | 1:15,892 | 1,309 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Spain | - | 13 | 1:3,579,228 | 14,309 |
| Monaco | 100% | 13 | 1:2,959 | 566 |
| Italy | - | 10 | 1:6,106,209 | 25,028 |
| Burundi | - | 9 | 1:1,100,729 | 1,050 |
| Brazil | - | 9 | 1:23,804,017 | 218,524 |
| Senegal | - | 7 | 1:2,083,051 | 13,702 |
| Haiti | 100% | 6 | 1:1,787,826 | 19,076 |
| Mexico | - | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Czechia | - | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 3 | 1:2,105 | 306 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Suriname | 100% | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Raphaėl (1) are calculated separately.
Raphaël (1,279) may also be a surname.
Raphaël Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Raphaël is a Hebrew name, which derives from rāp̄ā (רָפָא), meaning 'he has healed', and ēl (אֵל), meaning 'God'. Popularized in Western Europe, it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Refoel, Raffaele, or Refael depending on the country.
It has existed as far back as 1350 BC, appearing in a letter of Pabi, Prince of Lachish, in what today is Israel to Pharaoh Akhenaton.
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