Rafels Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Rafels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain971:481,98024,575
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Rafels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafels is found most frequently in Spain. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rafels.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Rafels are found; 78 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 481,980. In Spain Rafels is most prevalent in: Valencian Community, where 55 percent are found, Catalonia, where 44 percent are found and Madrid, where 1 percent are found. Not including Spain it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Rafels Last Name Statistics demography

Rafels earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.49% less than the national average, earning $36,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaels9251/
Raffels9236/
Rafiels921/
Rafls911/
Raaffels8665/
Raffells861/
Rafles83390/
Raflse831/
Rafaelles801/
Raffles77339/
Reufels77132/
Raphels779/
Raflesz775/
Raflese772/
Reifels772/
Raffelz772/
Refells771/
Ráfeles771/
Rhafles771/
Reffels771/
Rothfels7179/
Raffills7175/
Raphaels7119/
Reffells7116/
Reuffels711/
Refles6711/
Rofles673/
Refils672/
Rofils671/
Raflez671/
Raphls671/
Raphael's671/
Rohfls671/
Rohfles623/

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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 Rafels
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