Amaya is a surname found in the Japanese and Spanish languages. Notable people with the surname include:
People with Japanese-language surname
- 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
People with Spanish-language surname
- 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-), Argentine equestrian.
- Angel Amaya (1934-), Venezuelan boxer.
- Mario Abel Amaya (1935-1976), Argentine lawyer and politician and reformist activist.
- Rufina Amaya (1943-2007), Salvadoran survivor.
- Roberto Amaya (1944-), Argentine 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 (1954-), American retired tennis player.
- Efraín Amaya (1959-), Venezuelan-born American composer.
- Remedios Amaya (1962-), Spanish flamenco singer.
- Jesús Amaya (1969-), Colombian professional golfer.
- Ashraf Amaya (1971-), retired American professional basketball player.
- Alexander Amaya (1975-), Salvadoran professional footballer.
- Alejandro Amaya (1977-), Mexican matador.
- Rafael Amaya (1977-), Mexican actor.
- Iván Amaya (1978-), Spanish retired footballer.
- Dolores Amaya (1980-), Argentine rower.
- José Amaya (1980-), Colombian footballer.
- Antonio Amaya (1983-), Spanish professional footballer.
- Zuleima Amaya (1985-), Venezuelan marathon runner.
- Waleska Amaya (1986-), Honduran footballer.
- Cristina Amaya (1988-),Colombian racquetball player.
- Jonathon Amaya (1988-), former American football safety.
- Jacob Amaya (1998-), American professional baseball player.
- Frankie Amaya (2000-), American professional soccer player.
- Andrea Amaya (2003-), Salvadoran footballer.
- Queen Amaya, a fictional character from the animated film Wish
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