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Meaning of the nameRaphael

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

Meaning

“God has healed”

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

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

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People (2022)
54,417
Rank in Brazil
#534
Median age
27 years
2010 Census
32,882
people

Raphael in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Raphael, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (15,225 people).

286 women 54,131 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 Raphael is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.073%
  2. Distrito Federal 0.042%
  3. São Paulo 0.040%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.038%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.033%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo17,6670.040%
Rio de Janeiro11,7800.073%
Minas Gerais6,8050.033%
Paraná2,7300.024%
Bahia1,6240.012%
Goiás1,6080.023%
Espírito Santo1,4520.038%
Rio Grande do Sul1,3290.012%
Santa Catarina1,2750.017%
Pernambuco1,2290.014%
Distrito Federal1,1810.042%
Ceará7060.008%
Pará6760.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul6100.022%
Mato Grosso5520.015%
Paraíba5190.013%
Amazonas5050.013%
Rio Grande do Norte4150.013%
Maranhão3890.006%
Sergipe3590.016%
Alagoas2890.009%
Piauí2180.007%
Tocantins1680.011%
Rondônia1530.010%
Acre600.007%
Amapá590.008%
Roraima590.009%

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

The spelling Raphael

It uses PH, as in the Latin and English form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it among the spelling variants 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 Raphael

What does the name Raphael mean?

Raphael 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 Raphael is a spelling.

How many people are named Raphael in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 54,417 people with the first name Raphael, which ranks it number 534 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Raphael is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 286 women and 54,131 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Raphael?

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

In which Brazilian state is Raphael most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.073% of the state's population is named Raphael (11,780 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Raphael?

Rafael and Rafhael. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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