Leyva is of
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
origin.
[http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=leyva ] It is a variant of
Leiva.
Leyva is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
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Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez (1960–2013), American serial killer, rapist, and burglar
Middle name
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Edgardo Leyva Escandon
Edgardo is an Italian-language form of the name Edgar. It may refer to:
* Edgardo Abdala (born 1978), Chilean-Palestinian football midfielder
*Edgardo Adinolfi (born 1974), Uruguayan football player
*Edgardo Alfonzo (born 1973), former Major Leagu ...
, Mexican national and career criminal
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Herman Leyva Marques (1934–2006), professional boxer
Family name
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Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva (born January 21, 1971), commonly referred to by his alias El Mochomo ( The Desert Ant), is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. He was one of Mexi ...
(born 1960), incarcerated Mexican drug lord with the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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Arturo Beltrán Leyva
Marcos Arturo Beltrán Leyva (September 27, 1961 – December 16, 2009) was a Mexican drug lord who, alongside his brothers, founded and led the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. Prior to founding his own organization, Beltran-Leyva was a longtime high-ra ...
(1961–2009), the leader of the Mexico drug trafficking organization known as the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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Brother Tony Leyva (1946–2005), Pentecostal preacher and convicted pederast and child molester
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Bryan Leyva, Mexican footballer who currently plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas
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Diego Lainez Leyva, (born 2000) Mexican national footballer
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Carlos Beltrán Leyva
Carlos Beltrán Leyva (born 1969) is a Mexican incarcerated drug lord with the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. The cartel was created by the four Beltrán Leyva brothers: Carlos, Héctor, Alfredo and Arturo. Born in the Sinaloan countryside in the late ...
(born 1969), incarcerated Mexican drug lord with the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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Danell Leyva
Danell Johan Leyva (born October 30, 1991) is a Cuban-American former gymnast who competed for the United States. He is the 2012 Olympic individual all-around bronze medalist and 2016 Olympic parallel bars and horizontal bar silver medalist. H ...
(born 1991), Cuban-American gymnast
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Fátima Leyva (born 1980), Mexican footballer
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Héctor Beltrán Leyva
Héctor Manuel Beltrán Leyva (15 February 1962 – 18 November 2018) was a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel, a drug-trafficking organization. He was the brother of Arturo Beltrán Leyva (deceased), former leader of ...
, Mexican drug lord and leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel
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Ivett Leyva, Mexican-born American aerospace engineer
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James Andrew Leyva (born 1991), American drag queen known as Valentina
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Mario René Díaz Leyva (born 1951), Cuban photographer
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Nick Leyva
Nicholas Tomas Leyva (born August 16, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. After his retirement as a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) player, Leyva moved into coaching. His Major League Baseball (MLB) coachi ...
(born 1953), the current third base coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pío Leyva
Pío Leiva (May 5, 1917 – March 22, 2006) was a Cuban singer and the author of the guaracha ''El Mentiroso'' ("The Liar"). Leyva was part of the Buena Vista Social Club, and composed some of Cuba’s best known standards.
Biography
Leyva was bor ...
(1917–2006), Cuban singer and the author of the well-known guaracha ''El Mentiroso''
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Roberto Carlos Leyva
Roberto Carlos Leyva Cortez (born 27 October 1979) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2011. He held the IBF minimumweight title from 2001 to 2002.
Su frase celebre era :aver cabrones rejunten la cagada"
Professio ...
(born 1979), Mexican boxer in the Bantamweight division
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Fashawn
Santiago Leyva (born October 19, 1988), known by his stage name Fashawn, is an American hip hop recording artist from Fresno, California. He first gained major attention after releasing his debut album ''Boy Meets World'' in 2009, which was pro ...
(born 1988), Given name Santiago Leyva, an American Rapper
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Teresa Leyva (born 1965), Colombian chess player
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Victor Leyva
Victor Samuel Leyva (born December 18, 1977) is a Mexican former Guard (gridiron football), guard in American football. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Levya's NFL career started in 2002 and ended ...
(born 1977), Mexican guard in American football, who is currently a free agent
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Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova (1480–1536), Spanish general during the Italian Wars
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Diego de Leyva (1580–1637), Spanish painter
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Juan de Leyva de la Cerda, conde de Baños
Juan Francisco de Leyva y de la Cerda, 5th Marquess of Adrada, ''iure uxoris'' 2nd Count of Baños (2 February 1604 – 27 March 1678) was a Spanish nobleman and viceroy of New Spain from 16 September 1660 to 28 June 1664.
Early career
De Ley ...
(1604–1678), Spanish nobleman and viceroy of New Spain
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Marianna de Leyva y Marino, The Nun of Monza, (1575–1650), Italian nun
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Sinaloa de Leyva
Sinaloa de Leyva () is a town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Its geographical location is .
The town was founded on 30 April 1583 as Villa de San Felipe y Santiago de Sinaloa by Don Pedro de Montoya. In 1585 the second foundation of the town ...
, city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa
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Villa de Leyva
Villa de Leyva, also called Villa de Leiva, is a touristic colonial town and municipality, in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Boyacá Department of Colombia. The town is a Colombian National Heritage Town and is on the tentative list for UNES ...
, colonial town and municipality, in the Boyacá department of Colombia, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province
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Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva (1512–1577), Spanish jurist and bishop of Segovia
Others
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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
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Leiva (disambiguation)
References
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Spanish-language surnames