Rafaël Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Rafaël Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaël Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Rafaël (748) may also be a first name.

Rafaël Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafaël is most common in Belgium. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaël? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Rafaël reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Rafaël is also the 300,583rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 748 people.

The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium Rafaël is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 50 percent live and Walloon Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Belgium Rafaël exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaële921/
Rafal912,709/
Rafeal831,206/
Rafail831,072/
Rafald8337/
Rafaul8326/
Rafalt8320/
Raffal8320/
Rafale8318/
Raifal8315/
Rafayl8311/
Rafhal838/
Rafall837/
Rafaal836/
Rasfal834/
Rayfal833/
Raufal833/
Rajfal831/
Hrafal831/
Raafal831/
Rafahl830/
Raphaël771,279/
Rafaile77534/
Raffalt77218/
Rachfal77115/
Rafayle7797/
Rafalle7783/
Raffail7724/
Rafault7723/
Rayfale7723/
Rafaill7717/
Raffale7712/
Rafheal7711/
Rashfal779/
Raufail778/
Raifale776/
Rafaatl774/
Rafasel772/
Rasfale772/
Rafaail772/
Rafatel772/
Raifail771/
Raefail771/
Raffeal771/
Raffaul771/
Raffald771/
Rafasil771/
Rafol734,103/
Rafał73711/
Refal7384/
Rofal7355/
Raffault71492/
Raffaldt71133/
Rachfahl71105/
Raffagli7172/
Rahfaldt7151/
Rachfall7135/
Rafalova7113/
Raffeale717/
Raffalle713/
Raphaële712/
Rafallle711/
Rafaitel711/
Rafpheal711/
Raifalle711/
Rofail671,298/
Rafailova67971/
Raphal67314/
Rafolt67138/
Rafaylova6777/
Rafool6760/
Raffol6730/
Rafoul6729/
Rofall6727/
Hrefal6711/
Roufal6711/
Rafeil678/
Raffał678/
Reffal677/
Rafailová675/
Rosfal674/
Raphaëlle674/
Rafaił672/
Refail672/
Roffal672/
Rahfealdt671/
Refall671/
Rafoll671/
Rafeul671/
Rafallova671/
Rahval671/
Rowfal671/
Reyfal671/
Rafold671/
Rofale671/

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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 Rafaël
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