Forename Rafael

All around the world, Rafael (Rafael , Рафаэль , Рафаил , among others...) is a prevalent male forename. The given name Rafael is characteristic of the Dominican Republic, where it is a common masculine name, Spain, and Mexico (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. Likewise, Rafael is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Rafael

name Raphael, name Ráfáèl, name Raffaele, name Rafail, name Râfâêl, name Рафаел, name Rafal, name Rãphæl, name Rafaël, name Raphaèl, name Ráphael, name Râfâel, name Ràfael, name Raphaël, name Ŗaphael, name Rafaeĺ, name ラファエル, name Rafaél, name Rafa'El, name Ráfáel, name Raphaėl, name Ràfàél, name رافائل, name Rafayel, name Rãphaël, name Rafaêl, name Rãphãël, name Raffaello, name Řafael, name Rafaëł, name Rafaeł, name Rafajel, name Rafaèl, name רפאל, name رافائيل, name Ραφαήλ, name Ráfáél, name Raphæl, name Rafał, name Rafel, name Rafàel, name Raphäl, name Рафаэль, name Рафаэл, name Рафаил, name Rafajil, name Raƒael, name Ráfael, name Rãfaël, name Рафаель, name Eeli, name Raphaêl, name Ràfaèl, name Рафаеле, name Rãphâël, name Rafael, name Rafæl, name 拉斐尔, name Rafáel, name Raphaél, name Râfæl

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Rafael	Mexico, Brazil, Philippines, Venezuela, Spain
Рафаэль	Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, United States, Georgia
Рафаел, Рафаил	Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia
רפאל	Israel
Рафаель, Рафаэл	Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia
ラファエル	Japan
رافائيل	Iraq, Egypt
رافائل	Iran
拉斐尔	China

First names said to be same

Eeli, Rafa'El, Rafaeĺ, Rafaeł, Rafail, Rafajel, Rafajil, Rafal, Rafayel, Rafaèl, Rafaél, Rafaêl, Rafaël, Rafaëł, Rafał, Rafel, Raffaele, Raffaello, Rafàel, Rafáel, Rafæl, Raphael, Raphaèl, Raphaél, Raphaêl, Raphaël, Raphaėl, Raphäl, Raphæl, Raƒael, Ràfael, Ràfaèl, Ràfàél, Ráfael, Ráfáel, Ráfáèl, Ráfáél, Ráphael, Râfâel, Râfâêl, Râfæl, Rãfaël, Rãphaël, Rãphâël, Rãphãël, Rãphæl, Ŗaphael, Řafael, Ραφαήλ, Рафаеле,

First name Rafael in the context

Rafael is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rafael Montero , character in The Mask of Zorro; Raphael , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Rafael , the character from the television series She Has It; Rafael Barba , the fictional character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Rafael Campo , the character from Belgian tv series "Thuis", and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	rafael of makuria (b. 1000)
	rafael destorrents Spanish artist, 1375-approximately 1425, ES (b. 1375)
	rafael martí de viciana Spanish historian (1502-1574), ES (b. 1502)
	rafael pombo Colombian writer, CO (b. 1508)
	rafael vergós Spanish painter, active 1492-1501, ES (b. 1465)
	rafael perestrello Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)
	rafael mirami author (16th century) (b. 1501)
	rafael skrzetusky printer (1525-1568), PL (b. 1525)
	rafael de león Spanish sculptor, born 1525/1530, died 1593 (b. 1525)
	rafael riera Catalan Jesuit (1528-1582), ES (b. 1528)
	rafael d'oms Spanish politician, ES (b. 1543)
	rafael cotoner Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, ES (b. 1601)
	rafael rovirola Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1553)
	rafael ripoz Roman Catholic bishop, ES (b. 1553)
	rafael aixada ES (b. 1600)