In the entire world, アーリフ (Aarif 
, アーリフ) is a common masculine given name. The first name アーリフ is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Also, アーリフ is the last name as well as the forename.