Arifi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ahmed Arifi Pasha (1819 or 1830–1895/96), Ottoman statesman Doni Arifi (born 2002), Finnish footballer Mohamad al-Arifi (born 1970), Saudi author and scholar Shpejtim Arifi (born 1979), Kosovar Albanian footballer Teuta Arifi (born 1969), Macedonian politician
See also Schistura arifi, is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach