Rael Surname

59,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rael Surname Definition:

Apocope of Rafael, from the Hebrew "God cures or God has restored you to health," one of the three archangels of the Bible.

Rael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4581:81,3059,243
Kenya1,9311:23,9152,705
Philippines1,0461:96,78616,857
Brazil2931:730,62926,722
Spain2671:175,10112,455
France1071:620,77381,454
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Qatar121:196,50026,891
India121:63,922,115578,870
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Rael (45,405) may also be a first name.

Rael Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Apocope of Rafael, from the Hebrew "God cures or God has restored you to health," one of the three archangels of the Bible.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Rael Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rael (Arabic: رائيل, Hindi: राएल, Marathi: राफ़ेल, Oriya: ରାଏଲ, Russian: Раэль) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rael? popularity and diffusion

Rael is the 59,632nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 861,208 people. Rael is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Rael are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 20,058th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 45,405 people.

Rael is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,458 people, or 1 in 81,305. In The United States Rael is primarily concentrated in: New Mexico, where 38 percent live, Colorado, where 20 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 12 percent live.

Rael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rael has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rael surname expanded 1,873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rael Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Rael are 38.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rael earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.44% less than the national average, earning R 186,684 per year; in United States they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $41,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $43,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahel8963,666/
Rajel891,170/
Rayel89950/
Raele89631/
Rauel89158/
Raiel89140/
Raehl89124/
Rawel8977/
Rhael8918/
Raael8913/
Raell895/
Raelh892/
Reael891/
Raeyl891/
Rel861,165/
Rautel80691/
Rayhel80113/
Rhayel8088/
Raisel8077/
Raysel8070/
Rahiel8061/
Rawell8057/
Rawiel8049/
Rajšel8044/
Rajhel8036/
Raelle8030/
Rajsel8025/
Raihel8022/
Raitel8021/
Raiele8021/
Raheil8018/
Rahell8017/
Rajell8015/
Raijel8013/
Rhaiel8013/
Rajeel8010/
Rausel809/
Raahel806/
Rayele805/
Rahelt805/
R'Ahel803/
Rayeel803/
Raweel803/
Raušel803/
Rajjel802/
Raheyl802/
Raytel802/
R'Ajel801/
Raiell801/
Rajgel801/
Raouel801/
Reatel801/
Rieael801/
Raggel801/
Rahyel801/
Rahhel801/
Rawele801/
Raujel801/
Rhaell801/
Rayell800/
Rauhel800/
Reasel800/
Raul75133,089/
Real7594,012/
Ruel7512,496/
Riel7511,594/
Reel757,781/
Reil757,194/
Roel754,307/
Reul753,558/
Rail753,109/
Rayl752,554/
Rehl751,043/
Resl75944/
Rell75798/
Ryel75425/
Rejl75268/
Hrel75235/
Reyl75123/
Réal7586/
Reld7573/
Relt7564/
Rajl7547/
Rhel7511/
Relh7510/
Relp753/
Reál751/
Rèal751/
Rzel751/
Rausell73658/
Raichel73506/
Raychel73130/
Rautell7394/
Rajszel7369/
Rahahel7359/
Rauchel7345/
Reachel7331/
Rahayel7326/
R'Hayel7318/
Rahesil738/
R'Haiel737/
Rayelle737/
Rajheld736/
Raheeel735/
Raheile734/
Rhayyel733/
Rhaiyel732/
Rahuelt731/
Raittel731/
R'Rahel731/
Raahael731/
Raucell731/
Raycell731/
Raisiel731/
Raaheel731/
Rahiele731/
Raissel731/
Raussel730/
Rijal6759,333/
Royal6747,947/
Rahul6724,691/
Rahil6722,134/
Reale6721,510/
Riehl6711,731/
Raiol675,898/
Reule674,809/
Riyal674,455/
Roehl674,180/
Rajal673,917/
Rehal673,832/
Rajul672,587/
Rujel672,353/
Rojel672,219/
Relph672,193/
Reyal672,085/
Roell671,929/
Ruehl671,830/
Raule671,824/
Rayal671,820/
Rohel671,774/
Regli671,574/
Rowel671,397/
Royel671,381/
Rayle671,308/
Reihl671,140/
Reile671,109/
Rayol67851/
Raile67776/
Rajil67754/
Reuhl67601/
Rl67565/
Rouel67459/
Ruell67447/
Rauld67440/
Rhiel67390/
Reyel67380/
Reall67380/
Riyel67369/
Rejal67304/
Roele67293/
Rojal67269/
Rajol67267/
Reuel67262/
Reill67208/
Reyle67169/
Raill67163/
Raihl67157/
Rheel67139/
Ruyal67137/
Riell67119/
Rajchelt67118/
Reahl67110/
Rheal6793/
Reial6788/
Ryell6784/
Raisl6778/
Reisl6772/
Rauschel6768/
Hreul6767/
Reyhl6761/
Raull6759/
Riiel6756/
Rijel6754/
Reuil6753/
Rujal6748/
Realp6747/
Roiel6727/
Raychell6724/
Reitl6724/
Rayul6722/
Reull6720/
Rajhl6719/
Raial6717/
Rejil6716/
Rejel6715/
Raitl6715/
Rausl6713/
Rayil6713/
Realt6713/
Roesl6713/
Ryoal6712/
Rhail6711/
Reelh6711/
Roail6711/
Rayll6710/
Rejol6710/
Rahaggel6710/
Rauul679/
Rhuel679/
Reuyl678/
Roial678/
Rajcheld678/
Rehyl678/
Rehll677/
Reiel676/
Rheil676/
Reyil676/
Reachell675/
Rayyl675/
Raiil674/
Rieal674/
Raussell674/
Rhaul674/
Rheul674/
Reail674/
Raoil674/
Rýgel674/
Raichelt674/
Rahyl674/
Reatl673/
Raail673/
Raulh673/
Rielh673/
Railh673/
Raiul672/
Hrell672/
Rraul672/
Reell672/
Reald672/
Raulp672/
Rejle672/
Ruyel672/
Rógel672/
Réale672/
Hraul672/
Reyll672/
Reeal672/
Reild671/
Rhoel671/
Raichell671/
R'Haiyel671/
R'Hayiel671/
Resld671/
Reilh671/
Rhayl671/
Rhell671/
Reiol671/
Rieyl671/
Rautl671/
Raouelle671/
Raysield671/
Roayl671/
Roeld671/
Roelh671/
Railt671/
Rígel671/
Raiyl671/
Railė671/
Raychelt671/
Reuld671/
Reult671/
Reyol671/
Ráhel671/
Ryiel671/
Rauselll671/
Realh671/
Reesl671/
Rhelh671/
Hreel671/
Hruel671/
Raijl670/
Rauhl670/
Rhelt670/
Rooel670/
Reiul670/
Rhyel670/
Rayhiell670/
Ruiel670/
Rhehl670/

Rael Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rael in the Oriya language
ରାଏଲra'ela82.11
ରଏଲra'ela12.63
ରାଏra'e2.11
ରାଏଳra'ela2.11
ରାଏଲ୍ra'el1.05
Rael in the Hindi language
राएलra'ela50
रईलra'ila50
Rael in the Marathi language
राफ़ेलrafela40
रफ़ेलrafela33.33
राफेलraphela20
राफ़ेळrafela6.67
Rael in the Russian language
Раэльrael-
Rael in the Arabic language
رائيلrayyl-

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