Around the world, ارايا (Araya 
, ارايا) is a common epicene forename. The forename ارايا is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common mostly male, but infrequently female name, Thailand, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but scarcely male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Thailand. Likewise, ارايا is the last name as well as the forename.