Rhaphael Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rhaphael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rhaphael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rhaphael (42) may also be a first name.

Rhaphael Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rhaphael is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rhaphael? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rhaphael live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rhaphael is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 42 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raphael93172,901/
Rhaphel931/
Rhapael931/
Raphaele8841/
Raphaell8814/
Reaphael886/
Raphaael884/
Rapheael883/
Raephael882/
Raphayel882/
Raiphael881/
Rapfhael881/
Raphhael881/
Raphel865,001/
Rapael86204/
Raphaelle8241/
Rapheal8010,410/
Raphiel80192/
Raphelt80136/
Rophael8069/
Rafhael8064/
Raphail8053/
Rephael8033/
Rapahel8020/
Rapheld8012/
Reaphel808/
Rapheel807/
Raphell806/
Raphuel804/
Raiphel804/
Rhapeal804/
Rapeael803/
Rapaael802/
Rapfael802/
Rapaiel802/
Rapheil802/
Rauphel801/
Rapayel801/
Rappael801/
Rahphel801/
Raephel801/
Raphaél801/
Rhafael801/
Raaphel801/
Raphaêl801/
Raphoel801/
Raphaelova7811/
Raphaelová781/
Raphl772/
Rouphael7575/
Raphieal757/
Raphayal755/
Rophaiel755/
Rappayel753/
Raapheal752/
Raipheal751/
Rapheall751/
Rafpheal751/
Raupheal751/
Raphiyel751/
Rappaele751/
Raphaile751/
Rophayel751/
Raphaial751/
Reapheal750/
Rafael71188,937/
Rapail7139/
Rapeal7129/
Rapaul7120/
Raphil7118/
Rapaelova7112/
Rapiel7112/
Rophel7110/
Rhafel719/
Rephel713/
Rapuel712/
Raphël712/
Rhafaelle712/
Rapeel711/
Rapfaelle711/
Repael710/
Rafaele671,447/
Raspail671,076/
Rajpaul67862/
Raffael67530/
Rophail67199/
Rafaiel6791/
Rafayel6746/
Rafaell6726/
Rapaile672/
Rafa'el672/
Raypaul671/
Rajpail671/
Rapiyal671/
Rappail671/
Roephel671/
Repheel671/
Rapouel671/
Rapahil671/
Reafael671/
Raufael671/
Raafael671/
Rophiel671/
Rrafael671/
Hrafael671/
Rafaesl671/
Raphill670/
Rephiel670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rhaphael
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