Last name Tihaya (Tihaya 
, 千早 
) , throughout the world, is a very rare surname. The family name Tihaya is habitual in Tanzania, where it is a very rare surname, Ukraine, where it is an extremely rare surname, and Russia. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Tanzania, China, and Russia. More prevalently, Tihaya is the forename as well as the last name.