Rafel Surname
Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname
Rafel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| India | 373 | 1:2,056,476 | 69,972 |
| Spain | 334 | 1:139,976 | 10,510 |
| Nigeria | 188 | 1:942,249 | 40,456 |
| Argentina | 128 | 1:333,933 | 26,358 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Ráfel (1) are calculated separately.
Rafel (9,083) may also be a first name.
Rafel Demographics
Average Rafel Salary in
United States
$49,331 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Rafel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafel in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାେଫଲ | raephala | 97.87 |
| ରାେଫଲ୍ | raephal | 2.13 |
| Rafel in the Bengali language | ||
| রাফেল | raphela | 75 |
| রফেল | raphela | 25 |
| Rafel in the Hindi language | ||
| रफेल | raphela | 72.22 |
| राफेल | raphela | 27.78 |
| Rafel in the Marathi language | ||
| राफेल | raphela | 54.12 |
| रफेल | raphela | 42.07 |
| राचेल | racela | 0.42 |
| राफ़ेल | rafela | 0.42 |
| रपेल | rapela | 0.21 |
| Rafel in the Russian language | ||
| Рафел | rafel | - |
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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 Rafel
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