Araya, originally Araia, is a Basque surname, from the town Araia in Aspárrena, province of Alava, Basque Country. People with the surname Araya or Araia include:
Felipe Araya (born 1991), Chilean footballer
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
Luciano Araya (born 1992), Argentine footballer
Marcela Araya (born 1992), Chilean volleyball p?layer
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
Yerko Araya (born 1986), Chilean racewalker
Araya is a Tigray-Tigrinya given name/lineage name. People with this name include:
Araya Selassie Yohannes (1867–1888), Ethiopian army commander and nobleman
Gugsa Araya Selassie (1885–1932), son of Araya Selassie Yohannes
Araya Desta (born 1945), Eritrean diplomat
Zeudi Araya (born 1951), Eritrean actress
Araya Mengesha (born 1989), Canadian actor
