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 Felipe Araya Urrutia (born 14 December 1990) is a Chilean footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football ...

(born 1991), Chilean footballer *

Francesco Araia Francesco Domenico Araja (or Araia, Russian: Арайя) (June 25, 1709 in Naples, Kingdom of Sicily – between 1762 and 1770 in Bologna, States of the Church) was an Italian composer who spent 25 years in Russia and wrote at least 14 oper ...

(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 Johnny Francisco Araya Monge (born 29 April 1957) is a Costa Rican politician. He was the mayor of the country's capital San José from 1998 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2024. He was also the co-president of the United Cities and Local G ...

(born 1957), Costa Rican politician *

Pedro Araya Toro Pedro Damián Araya Toro (born 23 January 1942), known as Pedro Araya, is a Chilean former football player who played as a right winger. Playing career Toro represented the Chile national team at the 1966 World Cup, and played all three matche ...

(born 1942), Chilean footballer * Rayén Araya (born 1981), Chilean radio and television journalist * Rolando Araya Monge (born 1947), Costa Rican socialist politician *

Tom Araya Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz (; born June 6, 1961) is a Chilean and American musician, best known as the vocalist and bassist of the thrash metal band Slayer. He was ranked 58th by ''Hit Parader'' on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalist ...

(born 1961), Chilean-born American musician, lead singer and bass player with Slayer *, Japanese wushu practitioner *

Yerko Araya Yerko Ignacio Araya Cortés (born 14 February 1986 in Antofagasta) is a Chilean racewalker. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 41st. He has a twin brother, Edward, who is also a racewalker. Personal bes ...

(born 1986), Chilean racewalker * Zuliana Araya (born 1964), Chilean politician and LGBTQ activist

Given name

Araya is a

Tigray The Tigray Region (or simply Tigray; officially the Tigray National Regional State) is the northernmost Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob people, Irob and Kunama people. I ...

Tigrinya Tigrinya may refer to: * Tigrinya language Tigrinya, sometimes romanized as Tigrigna, is an Ethio-Semitic languages, Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic languages, Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It i ...

given name/lineage name. People with this name include: *

Araya Desta Araya Desta, also referred to as Araia Desta, (born 1945 – 28 May 2021) was an Eritrean diplomat who had served as the Permanent Representative of the State of Eritrea to the African Union and UNECA. He previously served as the Ambassador and P ...

(1945–2021), Eritrean diplomat * Araya A. Hargate (born 1981), Thai actress, model and television personality *

Araya Mengesha Araya Mengesha (born July 23, 1987) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as himself on the kids documentary mystery series ''Mystery Hunters'' and as Mark Yohannes in '' Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent'', in which he currently stars ...

(born 1989), Canadian actor *

Araya Selassie Yohannes ''Ras'' Araya Selassie Yohannes ( ''araya səllase yohannəs''; "horse name" Abba Deblaq) (1869/70 – 10 June 1888) was a son of Emperor Yohannes IV from his wife Masitire Selassie, a daughter of a Muslim Afar chieftain whom he married after she ...

(1867–1888), Ethiopian army commander and nobleman *

Gugsa Araya Selassie Gugsa Araya Selassie (1885 – 28 April 1932) was an army commander and a member of the royal family of the Ethiopian Empire. Biography ''Leul'' Gugsa Araya Selassie was the legitimate son of ''Ras'' Araya Selassie Yohannes. Araya Selass ...

(1885–1932), son of Araya Selassie Yohannes * Zeudi Araya (born 1951), Eritrean actress

References

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