Raquel Surname

52,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Portugal

Raquel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raquel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,9441:20,4772,539
Portugal1,8971:5,492556
Brazil1,3941:153,5685,888
United States6281:577,16447,275
Mexico2681:463,1578,587
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Honduras721:122,4511,834
Guatemala691:233,0824,038
Spain661:708,36430,810
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
France91:7,380,302306,885
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Guam81:20,0153,029
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Panama41:978,06412,245
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ráquel (2) are calculated separately.

Raquel (1,181,626) may also be a first name.

Raquel Last Name Facts

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

Raquel (Arabic: راكيل, Marathi: रकेल) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Ráquel. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raquel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,140th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 741,886 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Raquel are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Raquel is also the 700th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,181,626 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 20,477. In The Philippines Raquel is primarily found in: National Capital Region, where 20 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 19 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 19 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Raquel occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Raquel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Raquel are 39.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Raquel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $24,950,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $49,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráquel942/
Racquel9286/
Rasquel9237/
Raquell928/
Raquiel925/
Raquael923/
Raqueel922/
Raiquel922/
Reaquel921/
Raequel921/
Raqguel921/
Raquelh921/
Rraquel921/
Raqul912/
Raqel912/
Racquell861/
Roquel833,268/
Raquil83740/
Raguel83354/
Requel83320/
Raqeel835/
Raql801/
Rosquel77125/
Requiel77104/
Raiguel7752/
Rauchel7745/
Raiquil7723/
Roquiel776/
Raudkel774/
Raguell773/
Roquell772/
Rouquel772/
Reiquel772/
Ragueel772/
Rocquel772/
Ragouel771/
Ragwuel771/
Racguel771/
Rancuel771/
Raucell771/
Rakkuel771/
Rakel73651/
Racel73279/
Roqul732/
Raqil731/
Raecl731/
Rothquel7173/
Raudkell718/
Reiquiel711/
Rocquell711/
Rackuell710/
Rachel6716,510/
Roguel67834/
Rackel67470/
Rakiel67136/
Roucel6754/
Requil6753/
Rakell6721/
Raykel6719/
Rakeel6718/
Rocael6711/
Racael678/
Roquil677/
Ragwel676/
Racell672/
Rakeld672/
Rahkel672/
Raikel672/
Rakael672/
Rakkel672/
Ragüel671/
Raeckl671/
Rakeul671/
Rokael671/
Raguil671/
Rahcel670/
Raekel670/
Reakel670/

Raquel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raquel in the Marathi language
रकेलrakela-
Raquel in the Arabic language
راكيلrakyl-

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