Leyva

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Leyva is a name of Spanish origin. It is a variant of Leiva.

Middle name

• Edgardo Leyva Escandon, Mexican national and career criminal
• Herman Leyva Marques (1934–2006), professional boxer

Family name

• Alfredo Beltrán Leyva (born 1960), incarcerated Mexican drug lord with the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
• Arturo Beltrán Leyva (1961–2009), the leader of the Mexico drug trafficking organization known as the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
• Brother Tony Leyva (1946–2005), Pentecostal preacher and convicted pederast and child molester
• Bryan Leyva, Mexican footballer who currently plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas
• Diego Lainez Leyva, (born 2000) Mexican national footballer
• Carlos Beltrán Leyva (born 1969), incarcerated Mexican drug lord with the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
• Danell Leyva (born 1991), Cuban-American gymnast
• Fátima Leyva (born 1980), Mexican footballer
• Héctor Beltrán Leyva, Mexican drug lord and leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel
• Ivett Leyva, Mexican-born American aerospace engineer
• James Andrew Leyva (born 1991), American drag queen known as Valentina
• Mario René Díaz Leyva (born 1951), Cuban photographer
• Nick Leyva (born 1953), the current third base coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Olivia Leyva (1948–2019), Mexican actress, television presenter and model
• Pío Leyva (1917–2006), Cuban singer and the author of the well-known guaracha El Mentiroso
• Roberto Carlos Leyva (born 1979), Mexican boxer in the Bantamweight division
• Richard DeLeon Leyva (born 1950), U.S Patent Holder
• Fashawn (born 1988), Given name Santiago Leyva, an American Rapper
• Selenis Leyva (born 1972), American actress
• Teresa Leyva (born 1965), Colombian chess player
• Victor Leyva (born 1977), Mexican guard in American football, who is currently a free agent

Surname list

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de Leyva

• Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova (1480–1536), Spanish general during the Italian Wars
• Diego de Leyva (1580–1637), Spanish painter
• Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, conde de Baños (1604–1678), Spanish nobleman and viceroy of New Spain
• Marianna de Leyva y Marino, The Nun of Monza, (1575–1650), Italian nun
• Sinaloa de Leyva, city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa
• Villa de Leyva, colonial town and municipality, in the Boyacá department of Colombia, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province

y Leyva

• Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva (1512–1577), Spanish jurist and bishop of Segovia

Others

• Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate founded by the four Beltrán Leyva brothers: Marcos Arturo, Carlos, Alfredo and Héctor

See also

• Leiva (disambiguation)

References