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Meaning of the nameRaabe

Raabe is a female name, the Portuguese form of the Biblical Hebrew name Rahab, which means 'spacious'.

Meaning

“Portuguese form of Rahab, 'spacious'”

Source: Behind the Name: Rahab

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People (2022)
1,653
Rank in Brazil
#5,849
Median age
7 years
2010 Census
691
people

Raabe in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Raabe, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (623 people).

1,560 women 93 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Raabe is most common

States with the highest share of people named Raabe in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Maranhão 0.002%
  2. Pará 0.002%
  3. Bahia 0.001%
  4. Ceará 0.001%
  5. Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia1990.001%
São Paulo1870.000%
Maranhão1470.002%
Pará1330.002%
Minas Gerais1170.001%
Ceará1170.001%
Pernambuco1000.001%
Rio de Janeiro970.001%
Amazonas960.002%
Rio Grande do Norte470.001%
Paraná460.000%
Paraíba460.001%
Goiás440.001%
Espírito Santo440.001%
Rio Grande do Sul290.000%
Santa Catarina270.000%
Tocantins270.002%
Mato Grosso240.001%
Acre230.003%
Piauí190.001%
Sergipe190.001%
Alagoas160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Raabe

Wiktionary lists Raabe as the Portuguese form of Rahab, a Biblical figure, from Hebrew רָחָב. Behind the Name says Rahab means 'spacious' in Hebrew and describes her as a woman of Jericho in the Old Testament. The meaning given here is that of Rahab. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,653 people named Raabe, with a median age of 7. The largest group was born from 2020 to 2022.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Rahab · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Rahab · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Raabe

What does the name Raabe mean?

Raabe means “Portuguese form of Rahab, 'spacious'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Raabe in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,653 people with the first name Raabe, which ranks it number 5,849 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Raabe a boy's or a girl's name?

Raabe is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,560 women and 93 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Raabe?

Raabe is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Raabe most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Raabe (147 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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