Family name Arya (Arya 
, آریا 
, Арья 
) , globally, is a widespread last name. The cognomen Arya is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, and India. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and Afghanistan. Likewise, Arya is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Arya | Iraq, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Afghanistan |
| آریا | Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran |
| Арья | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| आर्य | India |
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neera arya Veteran in the Indian National Army, IN (b. 1902) |
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gothom arya Thai engineer (b. 1943) |
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sarita arya Indian politician, IN (b. 1961) |
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chandra arya Canadian politician, CA (b. 1963) |
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| mangilal arya Indian activist (b. 1918) |
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| arya bhushan gupta botanist (b. 1919) |
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darius arya American anthropologist and archaeologist, US (b. 1971) |
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| harish c. arya botanist (b. 1925) |
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arya tariverdi Dutch film director, NL |
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arya jeipea karijo Kenyan transgender and LBQ activist, KE |
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arya shalini subash Biotechnologist, IN |
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arya rothe Film director from India, IN |
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arya gopi Malayalam poet, IN |
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| a. s. arya Indian structural engineer, IN (b. 1931) |
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| usharbudh arya Indian writer, IN (b. 1933) |
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