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Surname Rafael in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Rafael families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Serbia.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Rafael live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Donja Dubrava in Koprivnica area (<5), Sesvete (<5), Koprivnica (<5), and in Ogulin (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rafael (including: Raphael , Raffaelli , Rafaelli , Rafaelly , Raffael , Rafhael , Rafaell , Raffaell and Rafaeel ) is present in 150 countries worldwide. "Rafaelly " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Raffaell " is used by small number of people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil. "Raffaelly " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Konstantin Rafael,
Zoran Rafael,
Mirjana Rafael,
Ružica Rafael,
Hrvoje Rafael,
Branko Rafael,
Ivica Rafael,
Evica Rafael,
Jurica Rafael,
Marija Rafael,
Mijo Rafael,
Desanka Rafael,
Ivan Rafael,
Josip Rafael,
Ljubica Rafael,
Nikola Rafael,
Filip Rafael,
Zelić Rafael,
Branislava Rafael
