Around the world, رفاعي (Rifai 
, رفاعي 
) is a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly forename. The given name رفاعي is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Indonesia, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but scarcely feminine name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, رفاعي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Rifai | Morocco, Egypt, Indonesia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia |
| رفاعي | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia |