Rafaël Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Rafaël Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
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.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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