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. 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