Cognomen ראבה (Rabe 
, Raabe 
, ראבה 
) , throughout the world, is a common family name. The last name ראבה is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Madagascar, and Philippines, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, Philippines, and the United States. Much less frequently, ראבה is the forename as well as the last name.