Cognomen Raâfat (رأفت 
, Raâfat) , all over the world, is a common last name. The family name Raâfat is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iraq. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. Likewise, Raâfat is the forename as well as the last name.