Surname Mauya (Mauya 
, Мауя 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Mauya is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, Malawi, where it is a rare surname, and India. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Tanzania, and Kenya. Much less frequently, Mauya is the forename as well as the last name.