Cognomen 雷夫 (Rafe 
, 雷夫 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The surname 雷夫 is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Oman, and Qatar. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. Likewise, 雷夫 is the forename as well as the last name.