How Many People Have the Last Name Rafael?
people had the surname Rafael in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 81,301 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 4 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+1,186 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rafael (62.9%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 16%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Rafael ranks #1,155. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 54.6% to 62.9%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 20.3% to 15.5%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Rafael grew from 2,445 people in 2000 to 3,631 in 2010 (up 48.5%), and its rank rose from #11,734 to #9,006.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,445 | 3,631 |
| Rank | #11,734 | #9,006 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.91 | 1.23 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Rafael
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Rafael: R140
👤 Rafael as a First Name
Rafael is a first name too: about 80,230 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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