Last name الرفاعی (Rufai 
, الرفاعی 
) , across the world, is a common family name. The cognomen الرفاعی is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname, and Togo. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Ghana, and Sudan. Likewise, الرفاعی is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Rufai | Niger, Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| الرفاعی | Sudan, Egypt |