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Where Does The Last Name Raphel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Raphel (Hindi: राफेल, Marathi: राफेल, Oriya: ରାେଫଲ, Tibetan: རབ་འཕེལ།) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Raphël. For other possible spellings of Raphel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raphel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 95,167^th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Raphel live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Raphel is also the 57,019^th most common given name in the world, held by 11,132 people.

The surname Raphel is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,167 people, or 1 in 81,746. In Nigeria Raphel is most frequent in: Kogi, where 10 percent reside, Ondo, where 8 percent reside and Adamawa, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside.

Raphel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Raphel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raphel last name grew 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raphel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Raphel surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Raphel last name are 7.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

Raphel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,877 USD per year.