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 most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rhaphael? popularity and diffusion

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

Rhaphael is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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