Tchicaya or Thystère Tchicaya is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Tchicaya U Tam'si (1931 – 1988), Congolese author, born Gérald-Félix Tchicaya Jean-Félix Tchicaya (1903 – 1961), Congolese politician in the French colony of Middle Congo Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya (1936 – 2008), Congolese politician Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya (born 1964), Congolese politician Thibault Tchicaya (born 1983), Gabon international footballer
See also Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry, established in 1989 Chaya (disambiguation) Chica (disambiguation)