Raffaele Surname

71,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Raffaele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffaele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,1511:14,7332,416
United States1,3711:264,37624,908
Argentina4031:106,0638,979
Australia3971:67,9998,097
France2141:310,38747,306
Canada931:396,18935,081
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Belgium471:244,60930,321
England221:2,532,63991,802
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Raffaele (216,907) may also be a first name.

Raffaele Last Name Facts

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

Raffaele (Arabic: رفائيلي) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Raffaele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffaele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raffaele is the 71,226th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,050,836 people. The surname Raffaele is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Raffaele are found; 60 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Italic Europe. Raffaele is also the 4,822nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 216,907 people.

Raffaele is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 4,151 people, or 1 in 14,733. In Italy Raffaele is most frequent in: Sicily, where 31 percent are found, Apulia, where 14 percent are found and Calabria, where 14 percent are found. Other than Italy this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Raffaele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raffaele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raffaele last name increased 68,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raffaele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raffaele last name are 4.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Raffaele earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning €28,967 per year; in United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $54,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffaelle9467/
Rafaele931,447/
Raffael93530/
Raffele9384/
Raffale9312/
Raffaellee893/
Raffaeli881,658/
Rafaelle88100/
Raffaell8832/
Raffeale887/
Raffaely885/
Raffalle883/
Raffalee882/
Rasfaele881/
Reffaele881/
Rafaelez881/
Rafaiele881/
Rafayele881/
Rafael86188,937/
Rafele86105/
Rafale8618/
Raffaelli829,542/
Raffaelly82113/
Raffaelis823/
Rhafaelle822/
Raffaelii821/
Raffaelio821/
Rhaffaela821/
Rapfaelle821/
Rafaelles821/
Rafaeli803,148/
Rafaile80534/
Raffali80418/
Rafayle8097/
Rafalle8083/
Raffile8066/
Rafhael8064/
Rafaely8058/
Rafaell8026/
Rayfale8023/
Raifale806/
Rafahel803/
Roffael803/
Rapfael802/
Raffeli802/
Rafaèle802/
Rafa'el802/
Reafael801/
Raufael801/
Rhafael801/
Raafael801/
Rafaële801/
Rrafael801/
Hrafael801/
Rafaesl801/
Rafalee801/
Raffole800/
Rafeley800/
Rhaffaella782/
Raffaellia781/
Raffahelia781/
Raffalli751,215/
Rafaelli75936/
Rafailes75244/
Rafaelly7544/
Raphaele7541/
Roffaell757/
Raffaila754/
Rafielle753/
Rafaeliz753/
Rafaiela752/
Raifalle751/
Reafaela751/
Rapfaely751/
Rafallle751/
D'Rafael751/
Rapfhael751/
Rafahely751/
Rafaelhy751/
Rafaiely751/
Rofael71995/
Rafaelová71387/
Rafali71249/
Rafeli71141/
Rafaelova7195/
Raphaelle7141/
Raffealli7110/
Rafaelich7110/
Rafile718/
Rafhaelly718/
Ráfael716/
Refale713/
Raffailli712/
Rafoel712/
Raffaëlli712/
Rafaellis711/
Rofale711/
Rafaél711/
Rafáel711/
Rafahelia711/
Rafahelly711/
Rafayelly711/
Raphael67172,901/
Refaeli672,211/
Rafaila671,154/
Rafayla67306/
Roufael67168/
Rafailă6797/
Rafauli6723/
Rafalli6722/
Raphale6716/
Rafaili6712/
Reffali674/
Raphele674/
Rafaali672/
Rafeala672/
Raifeli671/
Rassfeiler671/
Rofaile671/
Rafaéla671/
Rafaéli671/
Rafalie671/
Rafaēla671/
Raifely671/
Rafiely671/

Raffaele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raffaele in the Arabic language
رفائيليrfayyly-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raffaele
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