Rafael Surname
Approximately 188,937 people bear this surname
Rafael Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 66,742 | 1:408 | 71 |
| Angola | 29,579 | 1:912 | 156 |
| Mexico | 17,632 | 1:7,040 | 814 |
| Philippines | 16,719 | 1:6,055 | 518 |
| Peru | 14,107 | 1:2,253 | 384 |
| Brazil | 9,157 | 1:23,378 | 1,067 |
| Tanzania | 6,584 | 1:8,041 | 1,052 |
| Guatemala | 5,110 | 1:3,147 | 488 |
| Portugal | 4,473 | 1:2,329 | 327 |
| United States | 2,901 | 1:124,943 | 13,272 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,980 | 1:5,269 | 545 |
| Bolivia | 1,781 | 1:5,961 | 779 |
| El Salvador | 1,664 | 1:3,812 | 450 |
| Spain | 1,555 | 1:30,066 | 3,060 |
| Hungary | 1,307 | 1:7,511 | 904 |
| Argentina | 1,128 | 1:37,893 | 3,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Indonesia | 585 | 1:226,067 | 21,048 |
| Nigeria | 414 | 1:427,881 | 22,121 |
| France | 375 | 1:177,127 | 27,609 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Czechia | 312 | 1:34,082 | 5,586 |
| Palau | 264 | 1:82 | 31 |
| Honduras | 247 | 1:35,694 | 1,071 |
| Cuba | 243 | 1:47,419 | 1,981 |
| Canada | 241 | 1:152,886 | 15,553 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Namibia | 195 | 1:12,356 | 2,329 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Germany | 163 | 1:493,899 | 42,398 |
| Malaysia | 152 | 1:194,041 | 11,492 |
| Nicaragua | 130 | 1:46,316 | 1,384 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Aruba | 88 | 1:1,176 | 163 |
| Slovakia | 80 | 1:66,706 | 12,954 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Romania | 73 | 1:275,039 | 25,390 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Chile | 65 | 1:271,023 | 8,011 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Venezuela | 61 | 1:495,149 | 9,508 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Colombia | 40 | 1:1,194,352 | 9,916 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Croatia | 35 | 1:120,817 | 17,927 |
| Ecuador | 35 | 1:454,453 | 10,445 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Iceland | 23 | 1:16,526 | 1,395 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 1:332,329 | 16,416 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Haiti | 11 | 1:971,264 | 11,594 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
The alternate forms: Ráfael (6), Rafaél (1) & Rafáel (1) are calculated separately.
Rafael (3,160,411) may also be a first name.
Rafael Demographics
Average Male Rafael Height
172.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rafael Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafael Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafael (Arabic: رافاييل, Hindi: रफाएल, Marathi: रफाएल, Oriya: ରାଫାଏଲ, Russian: Рафаэль) occurs most in Mozambique. It can occur as: Ráfael, Rafaél or Rafáel. Click here for other potential spellings of Rafael.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafael? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 38,571 people. The last name Rafael is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Rafael reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Rafael is also the 151st most frequent first name globally, held by 3,160,411 people.
Rafael is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is held by 66,742 people, or 1 in 408. Besides Mozambique this surname occurs in 131 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 16 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.
Rafael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rafael has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rafael last name rose 4,756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rafael Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rafael surname is principally Muslim (79%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Rafael surname are 43.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.37% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rafael earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 23.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,796 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning R 256,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $19,991,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.17% less than the national average, earning $39,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $50,110 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafael Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael in the Hindi language | ||
| रफाएल | rapha'ela | - |
| Rafael in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଫାଏଲ | rapha'ela | 85.71 |
| ରାେଫଲ | raephala | 14.29 |
| Rafael in the Marathi language | ||
| रफाएल | rapha'ela | 37.5 |
| रफ़एल | rafa'ela | 25 |
| रफेल | raphela | 12.5 |
| रफएल | rapha'ela | 12.5 |
| राफेल | raphela | 12.5 |
| Rafael in the Russian language | ||
| Рафаэль | rafael | - |
| Rafael in the Arabic language | ||
| رافاييل | rafayyl | - |
| رفائيل | rfayyl | - |
| رفاييل | rfayyl | - |
| رافائل | rafayl | - |
| رفايل | rfayl | - |
| رافايل | rafayl | - |
| رافائيل | rafayyl | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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