Leyva is a name of Spanish origin.http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=leyva
https://leyva.mx 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
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)
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