Arana is a basque word meaning "the valley" or "the plum".
Arana may refer to the following places:
- Arana, borough of Vitoria, capital of Álava, Spain.
- Arana Valley or Harana, valley and municipality in the southeast of Álava.
- Arana is one of the possible spellings for Arranah village in Jenin Governorate, Palestinian National Authority.
Arana as a surname may refer to:
- Diego de Arana (1468 – 1493), Castillan sailor
- Agustín Sauto Arana (1908 – 1986), Basque footballer
- Alfonso Arana (1927 – 2005), Puerto Rican painter
- Diego Barros Arana (1830 – 1907), Chilean historian
- Facundo Arana (1972 – ), Argentinian actor
- Fernando Ortíz Arana (1944 – ), Mexican politician
- Francisco Javier Arana (1905 – 1949), Guatemalan military leader
- Julio César Arana (1894 – 1952), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician
- Mariano Arana (1933 – ), Uruguayan architect and politician
- Sabino Arana (1865 – 1903), Basque nationalist
- Luis Arana Goiri (1862 – 1951), Basque nationalist
- Marie Arana, Peruvian-American writer, novelist, literary critic
- Tomas Arana (born 1955), American actor
- Vladimir Arana, Peruvian architect