Surname

Araya, is a Spanish surname of Basque and also Catalan origin. 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

Araya (name)

Given name

Araya is a Tigray-Tigrinya given name/lineage name. People with this name include:

Araya (name)

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

References

Spanish-language surnames

Catalan-language surnames

Basque-language surnames

Japanese-language surnames

Araya (name)