Ráfael Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ráfael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ráfael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Rafael (188,937), Rafáel (1) & Rafaél (1) are calculated separately.

Ráfael (24) may also be a first name.

Ráfael Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ráfael is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Rafael, Rafáel or Rafaél. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ráfael? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ráfael are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Ráfael is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,963,255. In Hungary Ráfael is most prevalent in: Csongrád County, where 40 percent live, Pest County, where 40 percent live and Budapest, where 20 percent live. Beside Hungary this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafael94188,937/
Ráfel911/
Rafáel891/
Rafaél891/
Rofael83995/
Ráfl804/
Ráfaelová802/
Rafaele771,447/
Rofaiel77547/
Raffael77530/
Roufael77168/
Rafaiel7791/
Rafhael7764/
Rafayel7746/
Rafaell7726/
Roffael773/
Rafahel773/
Rafa'el772/
Rapfael772/
Rofayel771/
Reafael771/
Raufael771/
Rhafael771/
Raafael771/
Rrafael771/
Hrafael771/
Rafaesl771/
Rafel732,632/
Rofel73191/
Raffaele716,935/
Rafaelle71100/
Roufaiel7147/
Raffaell7132/
Roofayel7122/
Roffaell717/
Raffayel712/
Roufayel711/
Rapfhael711/
D'Rafael711/
Rafhaiel711/
Rafayele711/
Rafaitel711/
Rafaiele711/
Rafaiell711/
Rafhayel711/
Rasfaele711/
Rofaeiel711/
Raphel675,001/
Raffel672,722/
Rofail671,298/
Rafeal671,206/
Rafail671,072/
Roffel671,037/
Reifel67800/
Rafeel67532/
Rafaelová67387/
Rafeld67299/
Rafelt67229/
Rafiel6797/
Rafaelova6795/
Raffaelle6767/
Rofeld6728/
Rafaul6726/
Rofelt6720/
Raifel6718/
Reufel6711/
Rafayl6711/
Rhafel679/
Rafeil678/
Rafell675/
Raufel674/
Rouffaiel673/
Rafuel673/
Rafoel672/
Reyfel672/
Rhafaelle672/
Hrofel671/
Rafeul671/
Rayfel671/
Rofoel671/
Ratfel671/
Rapfaelle671/
Rofeel671/
Rofell670/

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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 Ráfael
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