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
See also
- Bava Batra, the third of the three Talmudic tractates
- Bava Kamma, the second of the three Talmudic tractates
- Bava Metzia, the first of the three Talmudic tractates
- Bava Park, a sports center in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris (1831–1924), Italian general
- T. K. M. Bava Musliyar (1930–2013), Indian Muslim scholar
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