Bava

Bava is a surname that can either be of Italian or Indian origin. The Italian surname originates from a nickname meaning 'dribble slime', while the Indian surname is a variant of Bawa, a Sikh name borne by the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Bava Chelladurai (born 1962), Indian writer, storyteller and actor
 * E. K. Imbichi Bava (1917–1995), Indian politician
 * Eugenio Bava (1886–1966), Italian film cinematographer
 * Eusebio Bava (1790–1854), Italian general
 * Jorge Bava (born 1981), Uruguayan football manager and player
 * Lamberto Bava (born 1944), Italian film director
 * Mario Bava (1914–1980), Italian filmmaker
 * Mohiuddin Bava, Indian politician
 * T. O. Bava (1919–2007), Indian politician
 * Vijaygiri Bava (born 1987), Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
 * Zeinal Bava, Mozambican-born Indian-Portuguese businessman

Similar surnames

 * Giuseppe Riccobaldi del Bava (1887–1976), Italian painter
 * Judah ben Bava, Jewish rabbi