Surname Arif (Arif 
, عارف 
, Ариф 
, and others...) , globally, is a prevalent last name. The surname Arif is characteristic of Pakistan, where it is a common surname, Maldives, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Pakistan, Indonesia, and India. Also, Arif is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Arif | Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia |
| عارف | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
| Ариф | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, Russia, Azerbaijan |
| อาริฟ | Thailand |
| アリフ | Japan |
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| qəhrəman bəy arif Azerbaijani poet, AZ (b. 1780) |
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| mustafa ağa arif AZ (b. 1774) |
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celalettin arif Turkish politician and diplomat, TR (b. 1875) |
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məmməd arif AZ (b. 1904) |
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hüseyn arif Azerbaijani poet, AZ (b. 1924) |
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khalid mahmud arif Pakistani general, PK (b. 1930) |
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| daya singh arif punjabi poet and theologist, IN (b. 1894) |
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| nyak arif Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1899) |
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kader arif French MEP, FR (b. 1959) |
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muhammad arif Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1976) |
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| ahmed arif Turkish-Kurdish poet, TR (b. 1927) |
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| şamo arif Soviet writer, opinion journalist and geologist (1936-2012), AZ (b. 1936) |
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| syed mohammed arif badminton player and trainer, IN (b. 1944) |
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| tevfik arif Russian/Turkish real estate developer and investor, TR (b. 1953) |
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| saiful arif Indonesian politician (born 1962), ID (b. 1962) |
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