Alva (surname)

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

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

References

1. "Alva Family History". Oxford University Press. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press.
2. Saletore, Bhaskar Anand (1936). Ancient Karnāṭaka, Volume 1. Oriental Book Agency. p. 154.
3. "Bunts Mathr Sangha". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.