Cognomen Arief (Arief 
, عارف 
, Ариф 
) , around the globe, is a widespread family name. The surname Arief is habitual in Indonesia, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, and Egypt. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, Egypt, and Iran. More prevalently, Arief is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Arief | Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Saudi Arabia |
| عارف | Egypt, Iran, Yemen, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Ариф | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Uzbekistan |
| Arieff | Malaysia, Indonesia, India, United States, South Africa |
|
a. hamid arief Indonesian actor, ID (b. 1924) |
|
|
muhammad fadhil arief Indonesia politician, ID (b. 1975) |
|
| uzen zainuddin arief Indonesian politician (born 1939 in Sumedang), ID (b. 1939) |
|
|
| kamardy arief ID (b. 1932) |
|
|
| achmad rusdi arief Indonesian politician (born in Cilegon), ID (b. 1944) |
|
|
| idris arief ID (b. 1942) |
|
|
| tommy rusihan arief Indonesian politician (born 1953), ID (b. 1953) |
|
|
| amril arief ID (b. 1952) |
|
|
| armai arief ID (b. 1956) |
|
|
| c. arief badminton player, ID (b. 1969) |
|
|
| loetfi noel arief Indonesian politician (born 1972 in Jakarta), ID (b. 1972) |
|
|
| andi muhammad iqbal arief ID (b. 1962) |
|
|
| mohammad arief (b. 1963) |
|
|
| al qadri arief Indonesian politician (born 1976), ID (b. 1976) |
|
|
| mohamad sunan arief Indonesian politician (born 1978 in Jakarta), ID (b. 1978) |
|