Arana (surname) explained

Arana is a surname that originates in Spain. Notable people with the surname include:

• Agustín Arana (born 1968), Mexican actor
• Agustín Sauto Arana (1908–1986), Basque footballer
• Alejandro Arana (born 1997), Mexican footballer
• Alfonso Arana (1927–2005), Puerto Rican painter
• Álvaro de Arana (1904–1937), Spanish sailor
• Beatriz Enríquez de Arana (1467–1536), Spanish woman who was the mistress of Christopher Columbus
• Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918–2003), former president of Guatemala
• Diego Barros Arana (1830–1907), Chilean historian
• Diego de Arana (1468–1493), Castillan sailor
• Ezequiel Arana (born 1986), Spanish footballer
• Facundo Arana (born 1972), Argentine actor
• Fernando Ortíz Arana (born 1944), Mexican politician
• Francisco Infante-Arana (born 1943), Russian artist
• Francisco Javier Arana (1905–1949), Guatemalan military leader
• Gabriel Arana (born 1983), American journalist
• Guilherme Arana (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
• Hector Arana, American motorcycle racer
• Henry Arana (1921–2008), Puerto Rican composer
• Hugo Arana (1943–2020), Argentine actor
• Iván Arana, Mexican actor
• Javier de Arana (1905–1975), Spanish sailor
• Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, colonial Mexican nobleman
• Julio César Arana (1894–1952), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician
• Jorge Arana Arana (born 1960), Mexican politician
• José Manuel Fortuny Arana (1916–2005), Guatemalan politician
• Lucrecia Arana (1871–1927), Spanish opera singer
• Luis Arana (1862–1951), Basque Nationalist Party leader after Sabino Arana's death
• Luis de Arana (1874–1951), Spanish sailor
• Manuel Arana (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Marco Arana (born 1962), Peruvian politician, sociologist, and activist
• Mariano Arana (1933–2023), Uruguayan architect and politician
• Maribel Arana (born 1985), Guatemalan model
• Marie Arana, Peruvian-American writer, novelist, literary critic
• Mario Germán Iguarán Arana (born 1960), Colombian lawyer
• Michelle Arana (born 1969), Belizean judge
• Óscar de Marcos Arana (born 1989), Spanish footballer
• Ronald Arana (born 1977), Bolivian footballer
• Ryan Araña, Filipino basketball player
• Sabino Arana (1865–1903), founder of political Basque nationalism
• Sandra Arana (born 1973), American-Peruvian actress, model, and television presenter
• Teodoro de Arana y Beláustegui (1858-1945), Spanish Carlist politician
• Tomas Arana (born 1955), American actor
• Txe Arana (born 1972), Catalan actor