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the traditional Cunha coat of arms from the Livro do Armeiro-Mor.
Cunha is a Galician and Portuguese surname of toponymic origin, documented since the 13th century.[1]
Notable people having this surname include:
- Aécio Ferreira da Cunha (1927–2010), Brazilian politician
 - Alexandra Cunha (born 1962), Portuguese marine biologist
 - Alexandre da Cunha (born 1969), Brazilian-British artist
 - Álvaro da Cunha (1371–?), Portuguese nobleman
 - Álvaro Soares da Cunha (c. 1466–1557), Portuguese nobleman
 - Alvito D'Cunha (born 1978), Indian footballer
 - Amaro da Cunha (1912–1988), Brazilian rower
 - Ambrósio Leitão da Cunha (1825–1898), Brazilian lawyer and politician
 - António Dias da Cunha (born 1933), Portuguese businessman
 - Arthur Cunha (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
 - Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha (1846–1913), Brazilian composer
 - Carlos Alberto Cunha (1959–2016), Brazilian judoka
 - Celso Ferreira da Cunha (1917–1989), Brazilian professor, philologist and essayist
 - Colin D'Cunha, Canadian physician
 - David Da Cunha (born 1983), French football player
 - Delfina Benigna da Cunha (1791–1857), Brazilian poet
 - Diego Ribas da Cunha (born 1985), Brazilian international footballer
 - Domingos da Cunha (c. 1598–1644), the Cabrinha, Portuguese Jesuit painter
 - Edgar Moreira da Cunha (born 1953), Brazilian-born American prelate
 - Eduardo Cunha (born 1958), former president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies 2015–2016
 - Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909), Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer
 - Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha (c. 1590–c. mid 17th century), Portuguese colonial administrator
 - Francisco Maria da Cunha (1832–1909), Portuguese military, political and colonial administrator
 - Gerard da Cunha (born 1955), Indian architect
 - Gerson da Cunha (c. 1927–2022), Indian actor
 - Ignatius D'Cunha (1924–2007), Indian bishop
 - Joanne Da Cunha (born 1990), Indian actress, singer and model
 - João Cunha (disambiguation), multiple people
 - John da Cunha (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 (born 2001), French-Portuguese footballer
 - Dom Luís da Cunha (1662–1749), Portuguese diplomat
 - Leander D'Cunha (born 1977), Indian footballer
 - Lix da Cunha (1896–1984), Brazilian engineer, architect, developer
 - Luis Veiga da Cunha (born 1936), Portuguese scientist
 - Manuela Carneiro da Cunha (born 1943), Portuguese-Brazilian anthropologist
 - Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos, 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 (1919–2001), Portuguese classical pianist
 - Maria do Carmo, better known as "Carmen Miranda" da Cunha (1909–1955), singer, actress and dancer
 - Martim Lourenço da Cunha (1300–?), Portuguese nobleman
 - Matheus Cunha (born 1999), Brazilian footballer
 - Nani (born 1986), real name Luis da Cunha, Portuguese international footballer
 - Neil D'Cunha, Indian Malayali cinematographer
 - Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487–1539), governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1528 to 1538
 - Osvaldo Cunha (born 1943), Brazilian footballer
 - Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha (1928–2011), Brazilian herpetologist
 - Pedro Correia da Cunha (1440–1497), Portuguese nobleman
 - Rodrigo da Cunha (1577–1643), Portuguese prelate
 - Samuel Lopes da Cunha (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 (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
 - Thiago Cunha (born 1985), Brazilian–born East Timorese footballer
 - Tiago Carneiro da Cunha (born 1973), Brazilian artist
 - Tristão da Cunha (1460–1540), Portuguese explorer and naval commander
 - Tristão de Bragança Cunha (1878–1938), Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist
 - Tristão Ferreira da Cunha (1890–1974), Brazilian politician, lawyer and scholar
 - Virginia da Cunha (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, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
 - Cunha Porã, a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil
 - Flores da Cunha, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 - Tristan da Cunha, a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean
 
References
- ↑ Genea - Origin of the Cunha family. (in Portuguese)
 
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