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.
• Adonis Amaya (1996-), American soccer player.
• Luis Amaya (1997-), Mexican footballer.
• 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