Al-Arian () is a surname, also spelled Alarian or el-Erian. Notable people with the surname include:
Laila Al-Arian, American broadcast journalist Sami Al-Arian (born 1958), Kuwaiti activist Tarek Alarian, Egyptian and Palestinian film director Abdullah El-Erian, Egyptian jurist Essam el-Erian (1954–2020), Egyptian physician and politician Mohamed El-Erian, Egyptian-American economist Sherif El-Erian (born 1970), Egyptian pentathlete