Raffaele

Raffaele Meaning & Origin

About Raffaele
The surname Raffaele is of Italian origin and is derived from the given name Raffaele, which is the Italian form of the Hebrew name Raphael. The name Raphael means "God has healed" or "God heals." Therefore, the surname Raffaele is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating that the bearer was the son of someone named Raffaele or Raphael.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Raffaele is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Raffaele: 978
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 25,314
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.33

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Raffaele based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Raffaele is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RFL
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R01040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AA0 F AY0 EH1 L EY0
🌐 IPA
/rɑfaɪˈɛleɪ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R140

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Raffaele in Braille

Here's how to represent Raffaele in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Raffaele in braille

How to sign the name Raffaele using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Raffaele using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Raffaele in sign language

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