Family name Рафес (Рафес 
) , around the globe, is a very rare surname. The cognomen Рафес is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, where it is a very rare surname, and Ukraine. Much less frequently, Рафес is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Рафес | Ukraine, Russia |
| моисей рафес Ukrainian politician, LT (b. 1883) |
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| рафес павел михайлович Soviet biologist (1903-1991), UA (b. 1903) |
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