Rafaela Surname
Approximately 3,823 people bear this surname
Rafaela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,316 | 1:76,929 | 13,305 |
| Mexico | 992 | 1:125,127 | 4,205 |
| Brazil | 564 | 1:379,564 | 14,504 |
| Dominican Republic | 493 | 1:21,162 | 1,385 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
The alternate forms: Rafaēla (1), Rafaëla (1) & Rafaéla (1) are calculated separately.
Rafaela (440,801) may also be a first name.
Rafaela Demographics
Average Rafaela Salary in
United States
$19,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rafaela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafaela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafaela (Arabic: رافاييلا, Russian: Рафаэла) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Rafaēla, Rafaëla or Rafaéla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafaela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rafaela is the 120,048th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,906,237 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Rafaela are found; 35 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Rafaela is also the 2,320th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 440,801 people.
Rafaela is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 76,929. In The Philippines Rafaela is most common in: Central Visayas, where 24 percent are found, Davao Region, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.
Rafaela Last Name Statistics demography
Rafaela earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning $19,594 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafaela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafaela in the Russian language | ||
| Рафаэла | rafaela | - |
| Rafaela in the Arabic language | ||
| رافاييلا | rafayyla | - |
| رافائيلا | rafayyla | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafaela
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