Bava is a surname that can either be of Italian, Gujarati, Konkani, or Punjabi origin. The Italian surname originates from a nickname meaning 'dribble slime', while the Punjabi 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