Throughout the world, Рафаел (Rafael 
, Raphael , רפאל 
, among others...) is a prevalent masculine given name. The forename Рафаел is characteristic of the Dominican Republic, where it is a common male name, Spain, and Brazil (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. Also, Рафаел is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Raphael, Rafael | Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, United States |
| רפאל | Israel |
| Рафаел | Armenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Azerbaijan |
| Rafayel | Germany, Brazil, Canada, United States, France |
Rafa, Rafa'El, Rafaelis, Rafaelo, Rafail, Rafajel, Rafajil, Rafal, Rafaël, Rafał, Rafel, Raffael, Raffaele, Raffaello, Raphaël, Ráphael, Ραφαήλ, Рафаеле, Рафаель, Рафаил, Рафал, Рафаэл, Рафаэль, Рафаїл, Раффаэле, رافائل, رافائيل, رافاييل, رفائيل, রাফায়েল, ラファエル, 拉斐尔, 拉法尔, 拉菲尔, and 雷斐尔
Рафаел is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Raphael , the Archangel featuring in Book of Tobit, Paradise Lost; Raphael , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Raphael , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series; Rafael Montero , character in The Mask of Zorro and Raphael , the fictional character in the television series Supernatural, and in many other works.
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рафаел попов Bulgarian priest, BG (b. 1830) |
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рафаел арие Bulgarian singer, BG (b. 1920) |
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| рафаел михайлов BG (b. 1901) |
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| рафаел джрбашян Russian-Armenian director and actor (1923-2019), RU (b. 1923) |
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| мовсесян, рафаел акопович RU (b. 1925) |
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| мовсесян, рафаел акопович RU |
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