as a Last Name
- 3,827
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Raphael
Meaning & Origins
Jewish, French, English, and German: from the Hebrew personal name Refael composed of the elements rafa ‘to heal’ + el ‘God’. This is the name of one of the archangels, but for some reason it was less popular among Christians in the Middle Ages, except perhaps in Italy, than those of the archangels Michael and Gabriel.
| 7,528th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,827
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Raphael per capita
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