Family name Rafoul (Rafoul 
, רפול 
) , around the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Rafoul is characteristic of Syria, where it is a rare surname, Israel, and Venezuela, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Syria, Israel, and the United States. Much less frequently, Rafoul is the forename as well as the last name.