Meaning of the nameRafel
- Male
- Ra-fel
Rafel is a masculine name that differs from Rafael by lacking the second a, and whose origin as a spelling of its own is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,792 people named Rafel, the 5,525th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Rafel is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,792
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,525
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,135
- people
Rafel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rafel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (496 people).
0 women 1,778 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 Rafel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rafel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 424 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 184 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 132 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 99 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 71 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 63 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rafel
The origin of the spelling Rafel is uncertain. It differs from Rafael, a name of Hebrew origin that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as 'God healed', by lacking the second a. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,792 people named Rafel, almost always male and born mostly from the 1980s onward; proportionally, the name is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafael · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Rafael · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Rafel
What does the name Rafel mean?
The meaning of Rafel is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rafel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,792 people with the first name Rafel, which ranks it number 5,525 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Rafel a boy's or a girl's name?
Rafel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,778 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rafel most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Rafel (424 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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