Surname タヤ (Taya 
, タヤ 
) , around the world, is a common last name. The last name タヤ is characteristic of Mauritania, where it is quite a common surname, Peru, where it is quite a rare surname, and India. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Egypt, and Peru. Also, タヤ is the forename as well as the last name.