Nakaya (written: 中谷, 仲谷 or 中矢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese racing driver , Japanese artist Katsuhiko Nakaya (born 1957), Brazilian sprinter , Japanese ichthyologist , Japanese judoka , Japanese voice actress, singer and idol , Japanese physicist and writer , Japanese long-distance runner
See also Nakaya Islands, an island group of Graham Land, Antarctica Nakaya Fountain Pens Nakatani, other Japanese surnames using the same kanji 中谷 or 仲谷.