Araya (name)

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Araya, is a Spanish surname of Basque and also Catalan origin. [1] A Japanese surname Araya of unrelated origin also exists, "usually written with characters meaning 'wild valley' or 'new valley'". [1] People with the surname Araya or Araia include:

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

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