Assa is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name Assa Koïta (born 1991), French rugby union player Assa Singh, plaintiff in the 1969 Malaysian legal case Assa Singh v Menteri Besar of Johore Assa Sylla (born 1996), French actress and writer Assa Traoré (born 1985), French activist

Surname Nadia Akpana Assa (born 1995), Norwegian athlete Yerahmiel Assa (1919–2011), Israeli politician

See also Asa (given name)