Meaning of the nameRafaele
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Ra-fa-e-le
- Biblical name
Rafaele is a feminine name, a spelling variant of Rafaela, which is the feminine form of the Hebrew name Rafael, 'God heals'.
- People (2022)
- 11,248
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,565
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,041
- people
Rafaele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rafaele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (3,235 people).
11,036 women 212 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 Rafaele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rafaele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.013%
- Amazonas 0.012%
- Ceará 0.011%
- Maranhão 0.011%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,580 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,558 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 1,080 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 962 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 960 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 748 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 729 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 586 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 481 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 471 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 345 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 214 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 184 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 173 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 166 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 163 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 131 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 105 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 92 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 91 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 79 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 75 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 55 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 49 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rafaele
Rafaele is a variant of Rafaela, the feminine form of Rafael, according to Wiktionary and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). Rafael comes from Hebrew and combines rafa, 'to heal', and el, 'God'; the Dicionário translates the name as 'God healed' and notes that it also refers to the archangel Raphael. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,248 people named Rafaele, with a median age of 18. The ending -ele, which the Morfemário of the same dictionary derives from the French -elle, appears with several spellings in Brazilian names, and the Dicionário records Raffaele and Raphaele as spelling variants of Rafaele.
It is the most common spelling in the group and the one Wiktionary records as a variant of Rafaela.
Other spellings of Rafaele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rafaele | 11,248 |
| Rafaelle | 3,088 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rafaele · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafaela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafael · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Raphael · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ele, -elle) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafaele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rafaele
What does the name Rafaele mean?
Rafaele means “God heals”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Rafaele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,248 people with the first name Rafaele, which ranks it number 1,565 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Rafaele a boy's or a girl's name?
Rafaele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,036 women and 212 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rafaele?
Rafaele is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rafaele most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.013% of the state's population is named Rafaele (1,080 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rafaele?
Rafaelle. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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