Alva is a surname of Portuguese origin derived from the place of habitation.[1] The surname also occurs among the Bunt people of Karnataka, India. It is an alternate form of a dynastic title of the Alupa royal family.[2][3] It is also found among Mangalorean Christians.
Notable people edit
The following is a list of notable people with last name Alva.
- A. Shanker Alva (1906–1977), Indian politician and lawyer
- Bartolomé de Alva (born 1590s), Novohispanic mestizo secular priest and Nahuatl translator
- Jeevaraj Alva (died 2001), Indian politician
- Joachim Alva (1907–1979), Indian freedom fighter, journalist and politician
- K. Nagappa Alva (born 1908, date of death unknown), Indian politician
- Leonel Mário d'Alva, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1974–1975)
- Luigi Alva, Peruvian opera singer
- Margaret Alva (born 1942), first woman governor of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, daughter-in-law of Joachim Alva
- Piero Alva (born 1979), Peruvian footballer
- Ramón Alva de la Canal (1892–1985), Mexican painter and illustrator
- Tony Alva (born 1957), American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician
- Violet Alva (1908–1969), Indian politician, wife of Joachim Alva
- Walter Alva (born 1951), Peruvian archaeologist
This page lists people with the surname Alva.
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References edit
- ^ "Alva Family History". Oxford University Press. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Saletore, Bhaskar Anand (1936). Ancient Karnāṭaka, Volume 1. Oriental Book Agency. p. 154.
- ^ "Bunts Mathr Sangha". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.