Arana (surname)

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