Ariza (surname)

Ariza is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Amilkar Ariza (born 1943), Colombian painter and sculptor
• Juan Ariza (1816–1876), Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
• Juan Esteban Ariza Mendoza (1928-2006), Dominican lawyer, diplomat, and poet
• Julio Ariza (born 1957), Spanish entrepreneur
• Mayerli Buitrago Ariza (born 1986), Colombian shot putter
• Natalia Ariza (born 1991), Colombian footballer
• Óscar Ariza (born 1999), Venezuelan diver
• Patricia Ariza (born 1948), Colombian poet, playwright, and actor
• René Ariza (1940–1994), Cuban actor, director, and playwright
• Tatiana Ariza (born 1991), Colombian footballer
• Trevor Ariza (born 1985), American basketball player

• Araiza, surname