Arefyev or Arefiev (), female form Arefyeva, is a Russian surname that may refer to:
Aleksei Arefyev (born 1971), Soviet and Russian footballer Artyom Arefyev (born 1984), Russian Paralympian athlete Nikolai Arefyev (1979–2017), Russian footballer Nikolay Arefiev (politician) (born 1949), Russian politician Viktor Arefyev (born 1975), Ukrainian footballer Olga Arefieva (born 1966), Russian musician