Surname Araya, is a Spanish surname of Basque and also Catalan origin.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=araya A Japanese surname Araya of unrelated origin also exists, "usually written with characters meaning 'wild valley' or 'new valley'". People with the surname Araya or Araia include:
Felipe Araya (born 1991), Chilean footballer Francesco Araia (1709–1770?), Italian composer Guillermo Araya (born 1985), Chilean handball player Graciela Araya (born 1962), Chilean-born Austrian mezzo-soprano opera singer Johnny Araya Monge (born 1957), Costa Rican politician Pedro Araya Toro (born 1942), Chilean footballer Rayén Araya (born 1981), Chilean radio and television journalist Rolando Araya Monge (born 1947), Costa Rican socialist politician Tom Araya (born 1961), Chilean-born American musician, lead singer and bass player with Slayer , Japanese wushu practitioner Yerko Araya (born 1986), Chilean racewalker Zuliana Araya (born 1964), Chilean politician and LGBTQ activist
Given name Araya is a Tigray-Tigrinya given name/lineage name. People with this name include:
Araya Desta (1945–2021), Eritrean diplomat Araya A. Hargate (born 1981), Thai actress, model and television personality Araya Mengesha (born 1989), Canadian actor Araya Selassie Yohannes (1867–1888), Ethiopian army commander and nobleman Gugsa Araya Selassie (1885–1932), son of Araya Selassie Yohannes Zeudi Araya (born 1951), Eritrean actress
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