# Cunha

Cunha is a Galician and Portuguese surname of toponymic origin, documented since the 13th century.
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