Amaya (surname)

Amaya is a surname found in the Japanese and Spanish languages. Notable people with the surname include:

• Naohiro Amaya (天谷 直弘; 1925–1994), Japanese politician
• Daisuke Amaya (天谷 大輔; born 1977), Japanese software developer
• Sohichiro Amaya (天谷 宗一郎; born 1983), Japanese baseball player
• Tsubame Amaya (雨夜 燕), a fictional character in the game Gakuen Idolmaster

• Andrés Amaya (c.1645–1704), Spanish Baroque painter.
• Manuel de Amaya (c.1740–c.1800), Spanish merchant and politician.
• Lorenzo Amaya (1896–1969), Argentine sports shooter.
• Carmen Amaya (1913/1914–1963), Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer.
• Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), Honduran journalist, author, and political activist.
• Mario Amaya (1933–1986), American art critic, museum director and magazine editor, and director.
• Dionisia Amaya (1933–2004), was a teacher and Honduran Garifuna community activist.
• Jorge Amaya (1934–2021), Argentine equestrian.
• Angel Amaya (born 1934), Venezuelan boxer.
• Mario Abel Amaya (1935–1976), Argentine lawyer and politician and reformist activist.
• Rufina Amaya (1943–2007), Salvadoran survivor.
• Roberto Amaya (born 1944), Argentine boxer.
• Antonio Amaya (boxer) (1945–2025), Panamanian boxer.
• George Amaya (1950–2005), American professional tennis player of Colombian descent
• María Elvia Amaya Araujo (1954–2012), Mexican psychologist, philanthropist, and politician.
• Victor Amaya (born 1954), American retired tennis player.
• Victoria Amaya, Argentine indoor hockey player
• Efraín Amaya (born 1959), Venezuelan-born American composer.
• Remedios Amaya (born 1962), Spanish flamenco singer.
• Jesús Amaya (born 1969), Colombian professional golfer.
• Ashraf Amaya (born 1971), retired American professional basketball player.
• Alexander Amaya (born 1975), Salvadoran professional footballer.
• Alejandro Amaya (born 1977), Mexican matador.
• Rafael Amaya (born 1977), Mexican actor.
• Iván Amaya (born 1978), Spanish retired footballer.
• Dolores Amaya (born 1980), Argentine rower.
• José Amaya (born 1980), Colombian footballer.
• Antonio Amaya (born 1983), Spanish professional footballer.
• Zuleima Amaya (born 1985), Venezuelan marathon runner.
• Waleska Amaya (born 1986), Honduran footballer.
• Cristina Amaya (born 1988), Colombian racquetball player.
• Jonathon Amaya (born 1988), former American football safety.
• Jacob Amaya (born 1998), American professional baseball player.
• Frankie Amaya (born 2000), American professional soccer player.
• Andrea Amaya (born 2003), Salvadoran footballer.
• Queen Amaya, a fictional character from the animated film Wish
• Amaya, a fictional character from the series Devs, daughter of Lianne and Forest and eponym of her father's murderous tech company