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Meaning of the nameRafhael

Rafhael is a spelling of the name Rafael, which means “God has healed”.

Meaning

“God has healed”

Meaning of the name Rafael, of which Rafhael is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Rafael · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafael · Behind the Name: Raphael

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People (2022)
2,612
Rank in Brazil
#4,287
Median age
24 years
2010 Census
1,398
people

Rafhael in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rafhael, 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 (711 people).

25 women 2,587 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 Rafhael is most common

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

  1. Goiás 0.002%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.002%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  5. Paraná 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo7430.002%
Minas Gerais3300.002%
Rio de Janeiro2910.002%
Paraná1840.002%
Goiás1330.002%
Bahia930.001%
Rio Grande do Sul910.001%
Santa Catarina910.001%
Espírito Santo730.002%
Ceará690.001%
Pará660.001%
Mato Grosso640.002%
Pernambuco570.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul440.002%
Paraíba410.001%
Amazonas400.001%
Distrito Federal380.001%
Rio Grande do Norte320.001%
Rondônia290.002%
Maranhão260.000%
Piauí220.001%
Tocantins150.001%

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

The spelling Rafhael

It combines the F with an H, a spelling that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists as a spelling variant of Rafael.

About the name Rafael

Wiktionary traces Rafael from Latin Raphael and Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ to Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל, formed from rāp̄ā and ʾēl. Behind the Name explains these elements as 'to heal' and 'God' and translates the name as 'God heals'; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives 'God has healed' and links it to the archangel Rafael. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 873,321 people named Rafael, with a median age of 27. Raphael and Rafhael are spelling variants.

Other spellings of Rafael

SpellingPeople (2022)
Rafael873,321
Raphael54,417
Rafhael2,612

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Rafael · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafael · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Raphael · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Rafhael

What does the name Rafhael mean?

Rafhael means “God has healed”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Rafael, of which Rafhael is a spelling.

How many people are named Rafhael in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,612 people with the first name Rafhael, which ranks it number 4,287 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Rafhael is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 2,587 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rafhael?

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

In which Brazilian state is Rafhael most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rafhael (133 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rafhael?

Rafael and Raphael. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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