Surname Rafaeli in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rafaeli families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Rafaeli live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rafaeli (including: Raffaelli , Raphaeli , Raffaeli , Rafaelli , Raphaely , Rafaelly , Raphaelli , Rafaely and Raffaelly ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. "Rafaelly " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Raphaelli " is used by some 800 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Raffaelly " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Filip Rafaeli, Nikola Rafaeli, Ivan Rafaeli, Marin Rafaeli, Želimir Rafaeli, Petar Rafaeli, Davor Rafaeli, Branko Rafaeli, Vesna Rafaeli, Vjekoslav Rafaeli, Borja Rafaeli, Bruno Rafaeli, Josip Rafaeli

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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