Meaning of the nameRaphaela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Ra-pha-e-la
- Biblical name
Raphaela is a spelling of the name Rafaela, which means “feminine form of Rafael, 'God heals'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Rafael, 'God heals'”
Meaning of the name Rafaela, of which Raphaela is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafaela · Behind the Name: Rafaela · Behind the Name: Raphael
- People (2022)
- 11,233
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,566
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,947
- people
Raphaela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raphaela, 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 (3,263 people).
11,176 women 57 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 Raphaela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raphaela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.014%
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- São Paulo 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.008%
- Distrito Federal 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,529 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,215 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,598 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 549 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 500 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 366 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 329 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 271 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 262 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 255 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 202 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 151 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 133 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 114 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 109 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 106 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 101 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 91 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 55 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Raphaela
It writes the F as PH, a spelling that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists as a variant of Rafaela; its peak is among people born in the 1990s.
About the name Rafaela
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Rafaela as the feminine of Rafael and lists Raphaela among the spelling variants; Behind the Name describes it as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Raphael. Rafael comes from Latin Raphael, Greek Ῥαφαήλ and Biblical Hebrew Rāp̄āʾēl, from rāp̄ā and ʾēl, according to Wiktionary; Behind the Name translates the name as 'God heals', from rafa ('to heal') and ʾel ('God'). In the Hebrew tradition, Rafael is the name of an archangel, who appears in the Book of Tobit. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 317,643 people named Rafaela, with a median age of 21.
Other spellings of Rafaela
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafaela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rafaela · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Raphael · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Rafael · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Rafaela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Raphaela
What does the name Raphaela mean?
Raphaela means “feminine form of Rafael, 'God heals'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Rafaela, of which Raphaela is a spelling.
How many people are named Raphaela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,233 people with the first name Raphaela, which ranks it number 1,566 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Raphaela a boy's or a girl's name?
Raphaela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,176 women and 57 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Raphaela?
Raphaela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Raphaela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.014% of the state's population is named Raphaela (2,215 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raphaela?
Rafaela, Rafaella and Raphaella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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