About Raffel
The surname Raffel is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Raffael, which is the German form of Raphael. The name Raphael is of Hebrew origin and means "God has healed." Therefore, the surname Raffel is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating that the bearer was the son of someone named Raffael or Raphael.
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The surname Raffel is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Raffel 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 Raffel is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Raffel in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Raffel using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.