Rafel Surname

164,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Andorra

Rafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
India3731:2,056,47669,972
Spain3341:139,97610,510
Nigeria1881:942,24940,456
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
France411:1,620,066149,911
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Panama61:652,04310,051
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Ráfel (1) are calculated separately.

Rafel (9,083) may also be a first name.

Rafel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafel (Bengali: রাফেল, Hindi: रफेल, Marathi: राफेल, Oriya: ରାେଫଲ, Russian: Рафел) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Ráfel. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 164,716th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,768,824 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Rafel are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rafel is also the 65,313th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 9,083 people.

This surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,262 people, or 1 in 126,273. Besides Bangladesh Rafel occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 13 percent are found.

Rafel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rafel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rafel last name grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafel surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Rafel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.33% more than the national average, earning $49,331 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráfel931/
Rafael91188,937/
Raffel912,722/
Rafeel91532/
Rafeld91299/
Rafelt91229/
Rafiel9197/
Raifel9118/
Rhafel919/
Rafell915/
Raufel914/
Rafuel913/
Rafoel912/
Rafeul911/
Rayfel911/
Ratfel911/
Raefel910/
Rafl8917/
Raffael83530/
Raffelt83319/
Raffell83273/
Rasfeld83115/
Raffeld8375/
Raßfeld8369/
Radfeld8352/
Rayfeld8335/
Rayfiel8335/
Ratfeld8330/
Rafaell8326/
Rafeldt8325/
Raifeld8317/
Rahfeld8317/
Rajfeld8312/
Raffuel8311/
Reaffel833/
Reafhel833/
Rajfelt833/
Raefiel832/
Rapfael832/
Rafehel832/
Rahfiel831/
Raffeel831/
Rashfel831/
Raffiel831/
Reafael831/
Raufael831/
Rhafael831/
Raafael831/
Radfelt831/
Rrafael831/
Hrafael831/
Hrafelt831/
Reafeld830/
Raifuel830/
Raeffel830/
Rafil801,673/
Raffl801,072/
Rofel80191/
Refel8097/
Raufl803/
Rafll802/
Rassfeld7775/
Rahfeldt7756/
Raisfeld7739/
Raffaell7732/
Rattfelt7731/
Raysfeld7714/
Raafeldt773/
Rajsfeld772/
Raßfeldt772/
Raffeldt771/
D'Rafael771/
Rhafeldt770/
Raphel735,001/
Roffel731,037/
Rofael73995/
Reifel73800/
Reffel73318/
Refael73101/
Refiel7333/
Rofeld7328/
Rofelt7320/
Reufel7311/
Refeel737/
Ráfael736/
Raffil734/
Refell733/
Rafill733/
Reyfel732/
Raifyl732/
Refoel731/
Raifil731/
Rofoel731/
Rafuil731/
Rhafil731/
Raffyl731/
Rafiol731/
Rofeel731/
Hrofel731/
Rafilt730/
Rofell730/
Ratffl730/
Rauchfeld7121/
Raffelová718/
Rattfeldt716/
Rassfeldt711/
Raphael67172,901/
Reffell67514/
Rosfeld67258/
Raphiel67192/
Rotfeld67182/
Roufael67168/
Reiffel67140/
Raphelt67136/
Raffill67100/
Rauflet6788/
Rophael6769/
Roffiel6755/
Rohfeld6754/
Roeffel6735/
Rephael6733/
Roffeld6720/
Reffiel6719/
Rapheld6712/
Rofeldt6710/
Refl679/
Reaphel678/
Reyfeld677/
Rapheel677/
Reifeld677/
Raflová676/
Raphell676/
Rasfild676/
Raflesz675/
Raphuel674/
Raiphel674/
Ráfl674/
Roßfeld674/
Rodfelt674/
Rosfelt674/
Rodfeld673/
Royfeld673/
Roffael673/
Ratfill672/
Rouffel672/
Rofl672/
Rothfel672/
Rahafil671/
Rafigli671/
Raifuil671/
Roufell671/
Rowfell671/
Rauphel671/
Roffell671/
Rhaphel671/
Rahphel671/
Raephel671/
Raflova671/
Róhfeld671/
D'Raisfeld671/
Raaphel671/
Raphoel671/
Ruiffel670/
Ratfilt670/
Reuhfel670/
Reuffel670/
Rathfil670/

Rafel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafel in the Oriya language
ରାେଫଲraephala97.87
ରାେଫଲ୍raephal2.13
Rafel in the Bengali language
রাফেলraphela75
রফেলraphela25
Rafel in the Hindi language
रफेलraphela72.22
राफेलraphela27.78
Rafel in the Marathi language
राफेलraphela54.12
रफेलraphela42.07
राचेलracela0.42
राफ़ेलrafela0.42
रपेलrapela0.21
Rafel in the Russian language
Рафелrafel-

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