Cognomen Aref (عارف 
, Aref 
, עארף 
) , in all the world, is a common surname. The surname Aref is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, and Djibouti (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. More frequently, Aref is the forename as well as the last name.
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| عارف | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
| Aref | Iran, Egypt, India, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| עארף | Israel |
| Ареф | Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan |
| muhammad aref Afghan politician (1907-1983), AF (b. 1907) |
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adel aref (b. 1980) |
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| mathieu aref (b. 1938) |
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| hassan aref Professor of fluid dynamics, US (b. 1950) |
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| fouad aref Syrian footballer (b. 1954) |
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| osama bin hassan bin ibrahim aref Saudi Arabian politician, SA (b. 1968) |
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| khabat aref (b. 1959) |
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| yassin m. aref Iraqi Imam (b. 1970) |
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| nagwa aref researcher |
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| seyed hashem aref researcher |
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| amr aref researcher |
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| walid g. aref Ph.D. University of Maryland College Park 1993 |
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| zeen aref researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-2766-4152) |
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| asieh aref researcher |
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| heba a aref researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2682-8423) |
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