San Rafael Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Spain

San Rafael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Rafael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1381:733,61073,138
Spain1271:368,12620,695
France171:3,907,219231,005
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

San Rafael (30) may also be a first name.

San Rafael Last Name Facts

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

San Rafael occurs most in The Philippines. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name San Rafael? popularity and diffusion

It is the 885,573rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname San Rafael is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of San Rafael reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. San Rafael is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 30 people.

San Rafael is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 733,610. In The Philippines San Rafael is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 54 percent live, National Capital Region, where 29 percent live and Bicol, where 13 percent live. Not including The Philippines it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 42 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanrafael959/
Sena Rafael863/
Sani Raphael821/
Sanravala7424/
Sayın Urfali731/
Sanuravale704/
Sanyaraval703/
Sanaravala701/
Saniyaraval6730/
Sanrival671/
Sinraval671/

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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 San Rafael
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