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 actor and model
Oscar Novoa (1886–?), Chilean fencer
Oswaldo Novoa (born 1982), Mexican boxer
Rafael Novoa (baseball) (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
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