title: Laya (surname)
text: # Laya (surname)
  
  Laya is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Argelia Laya (1926–1997), Venezuelan educator and activist
  * Diouldé Laya (1937–2014), Nigerien sociologist
  * Jaime C. Laya (born 1939), Filipino banker and government official
  * Jean-Louis Laya (1761–1833), French playwright
  * Léon Laya (c. 1810–1872), French playwright
  