Forename Rafaela

Worldwide, Rafaela (Rafaela , רפאלה , Рафаэла ) is a widespread female first name. The forename Rafaela is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, where it is quite a common girly name, Nicaragua, and Mexico (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. Much less frequently, Rafaela is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Rafaela

name Raphaela, name Rafaelâ, name Raphaëlle, name Ραφαέλα, name Rafaëla, name רפאלה, name Raffaella, name Rafæla, name Raphaelâ, name Rafaela, name Rafaële, name Raphaelle, name Raphaëla, name Rafaéla, name Raphaéla, name Rafaella, name 拉斐尔, name Рафаэла

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Rafaela	Argentina, Spain, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico
רפאלה	Israel
Рафаэла	Russia

First names said to be same

Rafaella, Rafaelâ, Rafaéla, Rafaëla, Rafaële, Raffaella, Rafæla, Raphaela, Raphaelle, Raphaelâ, Raphaéla, Raphaëla, Raphaëlle, Ραφαέλα, and 拉斐尔

Notable namesakes

	rafaela de vera mujica y lópez pintado AR (b. 1753)
	rafaela lópez aguado de rayón MX (b. 1754)
	rafaela herrera Nicaraguan rebel (1742-1805), ES (b. 1742)
	rafaela bezanilla bezanilla First Lady of Chile, CL (b. 1797)
	rafaela ybarra Spanish beatified woman (1843-1900), ES (b. 1843)
	rafaela porras y ayllón cofounder of Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, ES (b. 1850)
	rafaela maría de la concepción de la trinidad estevarena gallardo Spanish poet and writer (1854-1876), ES (b. 1854)
	rafaela rimbau Spanish actor, ES (b. 1819)
	rafaela roose Spanish painter, ES (b. 1821)
	rafaela satorrés Spanish actor, ES (b. 1888)
	rafaela lasheras Spanish stage actress, ES (b. 1888)
	rafaela ottiano Italian actress, IT (b. 1888)
	rafaela abadía Spanish actress (1892-1983), ES (b. 1892)
	rafaela suárez solórzano MX (b. 1834)
	rafaela padilla de la garza MX (b. 1836)