Last name マイヤ (Maija 
, マイヤ 
) , throughout the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen マイヤ is characteristic of Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, Finland, where it is a rare surname, and Israel. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Japan, Indonesia, and Afghanistan. More frequently, マイヤ is the forename as well as the last name.