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Last name Rafaeli (Rafaeli , רפאלי , Рафаели ) , in the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Rafaeli is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Armenia, and Georgia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Tanzania, Israel, and Brazil. Likewise, Rafaeli is the forename as well as the last name.