Cunha is a Galician and

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surname of

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ic origin, documented since the 13th century.Genea - Origin of the Cunha family.
(in Portuguese) Notable people having this surname include: *

Aécio Ferreira da Cunha Aécio Ferreira da Cunha (4 January 1927 in Teófilo Otoni – 3 October 2010 in Belo Horizonte) was a Brazilian politician. Son of politician Tristão Ferreira da Cunha, he married Inês Maria de Faria, daughter of President Tancredo Neves, they ...

(1927–2010), Brazilian politician *

Alexandre da Cunha Alexandre da Cunha (born 1969) is a Brazilian-British artist, who produces sculpture and wall mounted works, often using found objects. His works have been exhibited around the world, and are located in several major public collections. Biogra ...

(born 1969), Brazilian-British artist * Álvaro da Cunha (1371–?), Portuguese nobleman *

Álvaro Soares da Cunha Alvaro Soares da Cunha (c. 1466–1557) was the natural born son of Afonso V of Portugal, and Maria Soares da Cunha, the recently widowed daughter of Afonso's major valet, Fernão de Sá Alcoforado, and his wife Maria da Cunha. Álvaro was born ...

(c. 1466–1557), Portuguese nobleman *

Alvito D'Cunha Alvito Ronaldo Correia D'Cunha (born 12 July 1978, in Sanvordem) is a retired Indian football player. He was a former member of the India national team and represented India in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He spent most of his club ca ...

(born 1978), Indian footballer *

Amaro da Cunha Amaro Miranda da Cunha (15 June 1912 – 15 March 1988) was a Brazilian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Ange ...

(1912–1988), Brazilian rower * Ambrósio Leitão da Cunha (1825–1898), Brazilian lawyer and politician *

António Dias da Cunha António Augusto Serra Campos Dias da Cunha (born 1933 in Beira, Mozambique) is a Portuguese businessman. Early life He was born in Mozambique. He moved to Portugal at age nine. He earned a Licentiate in Law from the Faculty of Law of th ...

(born 1933), Portuguese businessman *

Arthur Cunha Arthur Cunha da Rocha (born 10 January 1990), or better known as Arthur Cunha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Early career Cunha trained at Manchester United in 2007. He underwent tests with the U-17 team, ha ...

(born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha (1846–1913), Brazilian composer *

Carlos Alberto Cunha Carlos Alberto Cunha (21 May 1959 – 10 November 2016) was a Brazilian judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игр� ...

(1959–2016), Brazilian judoka * Celso Ferreira da Cunha (1917–1989), Brazilian professor, philologist and essayist *

Colin D'Cunha Colin D'Cunha was Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health during the SARS crisis. He was succeeded by Karim Kurji. Dr. D'Cunha worked locally, provincially and at the national level in various capacities- Manitoba Chief Occupational Medical Off ...

, Canadian physician * David Da Cunha (born 1983), French football player * Delfina Benigna da Cunha (1791–1857), Brazilian poet *

Diego Ribas da Cunha Diego Ribas da Cunha (born 28 February 1985), commonly known as just Diego or Diego Ribas, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Diego began his career at Santos, where he won two Campeonato Brasileiro Sér ...

(born 1985), Brazilian international footballer *

Domingos da Cunha Domingos da Cunha (c. 1598 – 11 May 1644), was a Portuguese painter. Da Cunha, also known as the "Cabrinha" (due to being a mulatto), studied painting in Madrid with Eugenio Caxés. He primarily painted religious-themed works. He painted ''The ...

(c. 1598–1644), the ''Cabrinha'', Portuguese Jesuit painter * Edgar Moreira da Cunha (born 1953), Brazilian-born American prelate *

Eduardo Cunha Eduardo Cosentino da Cunha (born 29 September 1958), is a Brazilian politician and radio host, born in Rio de Janeiro. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from February 2015 until May 5, 2016, when he was removed from the pos ...

(born 1958), former president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies 2015–2016 *

Euclides da Cunha Euclides da Cunha (, January 20, 1866 – August 15, 1909) was a Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer. His most important work is '' Os Sertões'' (''Rebellion in the Backlands''), a non-fictional account of the military expeditions ...

(1866–1909), Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer *

Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha (c.1590 – c. mid 17th century) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was born around 1590, and was governor of Portuguese Cape Verde from 1624 to 1628. He succeeded Manuel Afonso de Guerra, who was also ...

(c. 1590–c. mid 17th century), Portuguese colonial administrator *

Francisco Maria da Cunha Francisco Maria da Cunha (Angra do Heroísmo, December 22, 1832 – Lisbon, 13 January 1909) was a military, political and Portuguese colonial administrator. Among other prominent roles, he was Governor of Portuguese India and Governor-general of ...

(1832–1909), Portuguese military, political and colonial administrator *

Gerard da Cunha Gerard da Cunha (born 1955) is an Indian architect based in Goa. He is the founder and principal architect of the architecture firm Architecture Autonomous. An alumnus of the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, he is known for utilizing loc ...

(born 1955), Indian architect *

Gerson da Cunha Gerson da Cunha (16 June 1929 – 7 January 2022) was an Indian advertising professional who was also a stage and film actor, social worker, and author. He headed the Indian market communications agency Lintas and also worked for J. Walter Th ...

(c. 1927–2022), Indian actor * Ignatius D'Cunha (1924–2007), Indian bishop *

Joanne Da Cunha Joanne Da Cunha (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress, singer and model. Former "Miss Glowing Skin" crowned at "Pond's Femina Goa 2013". She made her debut as lead actor for Feature Film ''WELCOME M1LL10NS''. Career * Acted in Bollywo ...

(born 1990), Indian actress, singer and model * João Cunha (disambiguation), multiple people *

John da Cunha John Wilfrid da Cunha (6 September 1922 – 12 May 2006) was a British barrister and circuit judge. He was a member of the British delegation to the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal. Born in Manchester, da Cunha's father, Frank da Cunha, was a GP ...

(1922–2006), British barrister and circuit judge * John Michael D'Cunha (born 1959), Indian judge * José da Cunha (disambiguation), multiple people * Juliana Carneiro da Cunha (born 1949), French-Brazilian actress and dancer *

Lucas Da Cunha Lucas Da Cunha (born 9 June 2001) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Como 1907, Como. Club career Da Cunha is a youth product of Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes. In the fin ...

(born 2001), French-Portuguese footballer *Dom

Luís da Cunha D. Luís da Cunha (; 25 January 1662 in Lisbon – 9 October 1749 in Paris) was a Portuguese diplomat who served under D. João V of Portugal as part of His Most Faithful Majesty's Council. He was also Judge of the Royal Household, Envoy ...

(1662–1749), Portuguese diplomat * Leander D'Cunha (born 1977), Indian footballer * Lix da Cunha (1896–1984), Brazilian engineer, architect, developer *

Luis Veiga da Cunha Luis Veiga da Cunha (born 1936 in Lisbon), is a Portuguese scientist, Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering of the NOVA University Lisbon. He graduated in Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Lisbon an ...

(born 1936), Portuguese scientist *

Manuela Carneiro da Cunha Manuela Carneiro da Cunha (born 1943) is a Portuguese-Brazilian anthropologist, who is known for her studies of indigenous people in Brazil. Early life and training Maria Manuela Ligeti Carneiro da Cunha was born in Cascais, Portugal on 16 July ...

(born 1943), Portuguese-Brazilian anthropologist *

Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish ...

, better known as Marco Aurélio (born 1967), Brazilian footballer * Maria Adelaide Coelho da Cunha (1869–1954), Portuguese socialite * Maria da Cunha (1872–1917), Portuguese poet and journalist *

Maria da Graça Amado da Cunha Maria da Graça Amado da Cunha (1919–2001) was a Portuguese classical pianist, best known for interpreting the works of the Portuguese composer Fernando Lopes-Graça. She was a feminist and an opponent of the right-wing ''Estado Novo (Portugal), ...

(1919–2001), Portuguese classical pianist *

Maria do Carmo Carmen Miranda, (; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress and film star who was active from the late 1920s onwards. Nicknamed "The Br ...

, better known as "

Carmen Miranda Carmen Miranda, (; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress and film star who was active from the late 1920s onwards. Nicknamed "The Br ...

" da Cunha (1909–1955), singer, actress and dancer *

Martim Lourenço da Cunha {{Infobox noble, type , name = Martim Lourenço da Cunha , title = Lord , image = , caption = , alt = , CoA = , more = , succession = , rei ...

(1300–?), Portuguese nobleman *

Matheus Cunha Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha (born 27 May 1999), commonly known as Matheus Cunha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and th ...

(born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nani (born 1986), real name ''Luis da Cunha'', Portuguese international footballer * Neil D'Cunha, Indian Malayali cinematographer *

Nuno da Cunha Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487 – March 5, 1539) was a Portuguese admiral who was governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1529 to 1538. He was the governor of Portuguese Asia that ruled for more time in the sixteenth century in a total of nine y ...

(c. 1487–1539), governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1528 to 1538 * Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha (1928–2011), Brazilian herpetologist *

Pedro Correia da Cunha Pedro Correia da Cunha (1440 – 1497, Lisbon) was a Portuguese nobleman who was the Second Donatary-Captain of Porto Santo, and the 1st Donatary-Captain of the island of Graciosa, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Biography Pedro Co ...

(1440–1497), Portuguese nobleman *

Rodrigo da Cunha D. Rodrigo da Cunha (1577 – 3 January 1643) was a Portuguese prelate of the first half of the seventeenth century and who, as Archbishop of Lisbon, played an important role in supporting the restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain. ...

(1577–1643), Portuguese prelate *

Samuel Lopes da Cunha Samuel Lopes da Cunha (born 7 February 1984) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for São Raimundo Esporte Clube (PA). Biography Grêmio A youth product of Grêmio, he signed a 3-year contract in August 2004. He played five matches in the 2 ...

(born 1984) Brazilian footballer * Shayne D'Cunha (born 1996), Indian-born Australian soccer player * Sylvester da Cunha (1930–2023), Indian advertising professional, actor, social worker and author *

Talles Cunha Talles Henrique da Cunha Carmo (born 13 March 1989 in Mogi Guaçu), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Esportivo. Career Cunha began his career with Guarani, who was in January 2007 promoted to the first team and joined in April 2008 o ...

(born 1989), Brazilian footballer * Thiago Cunha (born 1985), Brazilian–born East Timorese footballer * Tiago Carneiro da Cunha (born 1973), Brazilian artist *

Tristão da Cunha Tristão da Cunha (sometimes misspelled Tristão d'Acunha; ; c. 1460 – c. 1507) was a Portuguese explorer and naval commander. In 1499, he served as ambassador from King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X, leading a luxurious embassy presentin ...

(1460–1540), Portuguese explorer and naval commander *

Tristão de Bragança Cunha Tristão de Bragança Cunha (2 April 1891 – 26 September 1958), alternatively spelled as Tristao de Braganza Cunha, popularly known as T B Cunha was a prominent Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist from Goa (then part of Portuguese ...

(1878–1938), Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist *

Tristão Ferreira da Cunha Tristão Ferreira da Cunha ( Teófilo Otoni, 27 July 1890Rio de Janeiro, 2 January 1974) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer and scholar. In 1934, he was elected constituent state deputy for the Partido Republicano Mineiro, but his term was inter ...

(1890–1974), Brazilian politician, lawyer and scholar *

Virginia da Cunha Virginia da Cunha (born 15 June 1981, in Cordoba, Argentina) is an Argentine singer, actress, and dancer; also she was a member of the Argentinian girl-group Bandana (pop group), Bandana. Discography * ''See Bandana (pop group)#Discography, Ban ...

(born 1981), Argentine singer, actress and dancer * Waldemar Esteves da Cunha (1920–2013), Brazilian King Momo * Zeca Cunha (1935–2013), Hong Kong field hockey player Locations with the name Cunha include: *

Cunha, São Paulo Cunha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 21,459 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,407.25 km². The first inhabitants arrived in the b ...

, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil *

Cunha Porã Cunha Porã is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It was created in 1958 out of the existing municipality of Palmitos. See also *List of municipalities in Santa Catarina This is a list of the municipal ...

, a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil *

Flores da Cunha Flores da Cunha is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is the largest producer of wines inside Brazil. The Venetian language in its Brazilian form Talian is co-official with Portuguese in Flores da Cunha. Climate Becau ...

, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil *

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helen ...

, a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean

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