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

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Rafael	Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Philippines, Brazil
Рафаэль	Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, United States, Russia
Рафаил, Рафаел	Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Armenia, Russia
רפאל	Israel
Рафаель, Рафаэл	Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, 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)