Nakaya (written: 中谷, 仲谷 or 中矢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akihiko Nakaya (中谷 明彦, born 1957), Japanese racing driver
• Fujiko Nakaya (中谷 芙二子, born 1933), Japanese artist
• Katsuhiko Nakaya (born 1957), Brazilian sprinter
• Kazuhiro Nakaya (仲谷 一宏, born 1945), Japanese ichthyologist
• Riki Nakaya (中矢 力, born 1989), Japanese judoka
• Sayaka Nakaya (仲谷 明香, born 1991), Japanese voice actress, singer and idol
• Ukichiro Nakaya (中谷 宇吉郎, 1900–1962), Japanese physicist and writer
• Yuhi Nakaya (中谷 雄飛, born 1999), Japanese long-distance runner

See also[edit]

• 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.