Raphael Surname

3,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Raphael Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Healed of God [Hebrew R'phaél-ráphá, to heal; El, God]

Raphael Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania88,2001:60072
Haiti15,7161:68095
Nigeria13,8521:12,7881,298
Chad9,8211:1,384255
Malawi8,2341:2,079244
United States6,2021:58,4426,926
Kenya3,9981:11,5511,456
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Israel2,2231:3,850535
Papua New Guinea2,1631:3,770193
Ghana1,8011:15,0031,939
India1,6761:457,67623,542
Brazil1,6451:130,1364,960
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
DR Congo1,2251:60,3107,204
France1,1991:55,3987,350
Cameroon8741:23,7633,213
England8561:65,0917,576
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Australia7691:35,1054,627
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Canada5961:61,8217,233
Germany5211:154,52118,468
Zimbabwe4631:33,3445,142
Mauritius4431:2,920511
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Malaysia4151:71,0705,150
Trinidad and Tobago3631:3,758625
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United Arab Emirates3081:29,7483,301
South Africa2511:215,84722,737
Indonesia1321:1,001,88873,451
Guyana1291:5,9091,024
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Saint Lucia1241:1,442267
Jamaica1221:23,5241,938
Ivory Coast1011:228,4289,360
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Oman1001:36,8802,528
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Lesotho591:34,4506,217
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Senegal521:280,3721,612
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Cyprus461:19,2362,231
Panama371:105,7373,952
Dominica321:2,372341
Greece321:346,24348,387
Benin311:333,40726,304
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Zambia291:546,54923,344
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Burundi251:392,194499
Guam251:6,405908
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
China241:56,971,7323,099
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Niger231:834,43619,133
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Barbados201:14,372922
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Curaçao141:11,232389
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Namibia121:200,7839,838
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Norway81:642,78647,258
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Iceland61:63,3484,218
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Wales41:773,63329,106
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
Scotland441:85,0734,558
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:111,35011,075

The alternate forms: Raphaél (1) & Raphaêl (1) are calculated separately.

Raphael (722,708) may also be a first name.

Raphael Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Healed of God [Hebrew R'phaél-ráphá, to heal; El, God]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“God Heals” in Hebrew.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Ralph (healed by God).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The designation of an archangel, which became, like Michael, a name of men. It is chiefly borne by Jews.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Raphael Demographics

Raphael Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 35 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Raphael Last Name Facts

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

Raphael (Hindi: रफाएल, Marathi: राफेल, Oriya: ରାଫାଏଲ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Raphaél or Raphaêl. For other possible spellings of Raphael click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raphael? popularity and diffusion

Raphael is the 3,264th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 42,149 people. The last name Raphael occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Raphael live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,324th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 722,708 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 88,200 people, or 1 in 600. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 9 percent live, Kagera Region, where 9 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 130 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Raphael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raphael has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raphael last name rose 1,375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raphael Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Raphael last name is primarily Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland, Christian (98%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Raphael surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Raphael earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning 401,154 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.28% more than the national average, earning R 428,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $21,330,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $47,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $50,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Reaphael936/
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Rafaele711,447/
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Raffaele676,935/
Rafel672,632/
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Rafaelle67100/
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Raspayle6730/
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Raafeldt673/
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Raphael Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raphael in the Oriya language
ରାଫାଏଲrapha'ela69.35
ରାେଫଲraephala11.29
ରାଫଏଲrapha'ela4.84
ରାଫାଏଲ୍rapha'el4.84
ରଫାଏଲrapha'ela4.84
ରାଫାଏrapha'e1.61
ରଫାଏଲ୍rapha'el1.61
Raphael in the Hindi language
रफाएलrapha'ela42.86
रेफीयलrephiyala28.57
राफेलraphela14.29
रैफियलraiphiyala14.29
Raphael in the Marathi language
राफेलraphela28.04
राफायलraphayala19.19
रफायलraphayala11.07
रफेलraphela6.27
राफायेलraphayela4.8
रॅफेलrephela3.32
रेफेलrephela2.58
रॉफेलrophela2.21
रफाएलrapha'ela1.85
रफॉएलrapho'ela1.48
राफेनraphena1.48
राफाएलrapha'ela1.11
रफॅलraphela0.74
रफयलraphayala0.74
रफ़ॅलrafela0.74
रफीलraphila0.74
राफाइलrapha'ila0.74
रफाईलrapha'ila0.74
राफलेraphale0.74
राफेयेलrapheyela0.74
रायफलrayaphala0.74
राफैलraphaila0.37
रफायेलraphayela0.37
रापलेrapale0.37
राफाहेलraphahela0.37
रेफलrephala0.37
रफायकraphayaka0.37
रफएलrapha'ela0.37
रफायालाraphayala0.37
रबेलrabela0.37
राफालraphala0.37
रफीअलraphi'ala0.37
रँपहीलrampahila0.37
रॉपेलropela0.37
रफायालraphayala0.37
रावलravala0.37
रफायेलेraphayele0.37
राफायळraphayala0.37
रफाइलrapha'ila0.37
ऱाफायलraphayala0.37
राफएलrapha'ela0.37
रेफाउलrepha'ula0.37
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