Cognomen Rafaâ (رافع 
, Rafaâ) , in the world, is quite a common last name. The family name Rafaâ is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iraq. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria. More frequently, Rafaâ is the forename as well as the last name.