Around the globe, Rafaa (رافع 
, Rafaa 
) is a common dominantly boy's, but seldom female forename. The first name Rafaa is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a common male name, Iraq, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly name, and Syria, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Iraq, Libya, and Sudan. Much less frequently, Rafaa is the last name as well as the forename.