Novoa

Novoa or Nóvoa is a Galician surname that later became widespread in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a toponymic surname referring to the former juridical district of Terra de Nóvoa, in the Ourense province, Galicia. The Spanish variation of the surname is Noboa.

People with the surname include:
 * Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (born 1863), Salvadoran politician, physician and surgeon
 * Fidel Antonio Novoa Fuentes (born 1900), Salvadoran politician, physician and surgeon
 * Ricardo Armando Novoa Arciniegas (born 1931), Salvadoran politician, attorney at law and notary
 * António Sampaio da Nóvoa (born 1954), Portuguese psychologist
 * Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa (1940–2015), Spanish theatre director, writer, actor and lecturer
 * Novoa (Spanish footballer) (born 1944), full name José Manuel Díaz Novoa, Spanish football manager and former footballer
 * Carmen Novoa (born 1941), artist, painter, writer and poet from Uruguay
 * Christian Novoa (born 1991), Venezuelan football forward
 * Enio Novoa (born 1986), Peruvian football midfielder
 * Felipe Novoa (born 1984), Chilean judoka
 * Fernando de Casas Novoa, 18th-century Spanish architect
 * Gonzalo Novoa (born 1986), Chilean football midfielder
 * Gonzalo Nin Novoa, Uruguayan administrator
 * Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa (died 1332), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
 * Joaquín Novoa (born 1983), Spanish cyclist
 * Jonathan Novoa (born 1981), Chilean footballer
 * Joann Novoa Mossberger (born 1961), Mexican politician
 * José Novoa (born 1955), Spanish handball player
 * Joseph Novoa, Venezuelan-Uruguayan film director
 * Juan Camilo Novoa (born 1981), Colombian boxer
 * Laura Novoa (born 1969), Argentine actress
 * Manny Fontenla-Novoa (born 1954), Spanish-British businessman
 * Matías Novoa, Chilean-Mexican actor and model
 * Oscar Novoa (1886–?), Chilean fencer
 * Oswaldo Novoa (born 1982), Mexican boxer
 * Rafael Novoa (born 1967), American baseball pitcher
 * Rafael Novoa (actor) (born 1971), Colombian actor and model
 * Roberto Novoa (born 1979), Dominican Republic baseball pitcher
 * Rodolfo Nin Novoa (born 1948), Uruguayan politician
 * Salvador Novoa (1937–2021), Mexican dramatic tenor
 * Sergio Novoa (born 1981), Colombian football midfielder

Fictional characters

 * Jax Novoa, a character from Every Witch Way
 * Mía Novoa, a character in the television series Grachi