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 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 ope ...

(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 2001 and again since 2003. He was also the co-president of the United Cities and Local Government ...

(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. Career Toro represented the Chile national team at the 1966 World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the ...

(born 1942), Chilean footballer * Rayén Araya (born 1981), Chilean radio and television journalist *

Rolando Araya Monge Rolando Araya Monge (born 20 August 1947) is a Costa Rican politician. He is a nephew of former president Luis Alberto Monge Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez (December 29, 1925 – November 29, 2016) was the President of Costa Rica from 198 ...

(born 1947), Costa Rican socialist politician *

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

(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 ...

(born 1986), Chilean racewalker *

Zuliana Araya Zuliana Alejandra Araya Gutiérrez (born August 13, 1964) is a Chilean politician and transgender rights activist. She has served as a Valparaíso city council, and president of the Afrodita union. She is Chile's first trans city council member. ...

(born 1964), Chilean politician and LGBTQ activist

Given name

Araya is a Tigray-

Tigrinya (; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples. It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions. History and literature ...

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 Pe ...

(born 1945), 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 roles as Kandae in '' Nurse.Fighter.Boy'', Michael in ''Cul de sac'' and Zoffi in ''Ruby Skye P.I.: The Maltese Puppy''. Biography Mengesha was born in Toronto to Ethio ...

(born 1989), Canadian actor *

Araya Selassie Yohannes ''Ras'' Araya Selassie Yohannes ( ti, አርአያ ስላሴ ዮሓንስ ''araya səllase yohannəs''; "horse name" Abba Deblaq) (1869/70 – 10 June 1888) was a son of ''atse'' Yohannes IV from his wife Masitire Selassie, a daughter of a Muslim ...

(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 Selassi ...

(1885–1932), son of Araya Selassie Yohannes *

Zeudi Araya Zeudi Araya (born 10 February 1951) is an Eritrean-Italian former actress, singer, model and film producer. Career On a journey to Italy in 1972, Araya recorded a commercial for coffee, where she was introduced to director Luigi Scattini, who ...

(born 1951), Eritrean actress

References

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