Alva (surname)
Alva is a surname of Portuguese origin derived from the place of habitation.. 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.Notable people
The following is a list of notable people with last name Alva.
- A. Shanker Alva, Indian politician and lawyer
- Bartolomé de Alva, Novohispanic mestizo secular priest and Nahuatl translator
- Jeevaraj Alva, Indian politician
- Joachim Alva, Indian freedom fighter, journalist and politician
- K. Nagappa Alva, Indian politician
- Leonel Mário d'Alva, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Luigi Alva, Peruvian opera singer
- Margaret Alva, first woman governor of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, daughter-in-law of Joachim Alva
- Piero Alva, Peruvian footballer
- Ramón Alva de la Canal, Mexican painter and illustrator
- Tony Alva, American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician
- Violet Alva, Indian politician, wife of Joachim Alva
- Walter Alva, Peruvian archaeologist
