Novoa
Novoa or Nóvoa is a Galician surname that later became widespread in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a toponymic surname referring to the former juridical district of Terra de Nóvoa, in the Ourense province, Galicia. The Spanish variation of the surname is Noboa.
People with the surname include:
- Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (born 1863), Salvadoran politician, physician and surgeon
 - Fidel Antonio Novoa Fuentes (born 1900), Salvadoran politician, physician and surgeon
 - Ricardo Armando Novoa Arciniegas (born 1931), Salvadoran politician, attorney at law and notary
 - António Sampaio da Nóvoa (born 1954), Portuguese psychologist
 - Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa (1940–2015), Spanish theatre director, writer, actor and lecturer
 - Novoa (Spanish footballer) (born 1944), full name José Manuel Díaz Novoa, Spanish football manager and former footballer
 - Carmen Novoa (born 1941), artist, painter, writer and poet from Uruguay
 - Christian Novoa (born 1991), Venezuelan football forward
 - Enio Novoa (born 1986), Peruvian football midfielder
 - Felipe Novoa (born 1984), Chilean judoka
 - Fernando de Casas Novoa, 18th-century Spanish architect
 - Gonzalo Novoa (born 1986), Chilean football midfielder
 - Gonzalo Nin Novoa, Uruguayan administrator
 - Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa (died 1332), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
 - Joaquín Novoa (born 1983), Spanish cyclist
 - Jonathan Novoa (born 1981), Chilean footballer
 - Joann Novoa Mossberger (born 1961), Mexican politician
 - José Novoa (born 1955), Spanish handball player
 - Joseph Novoa, Venezuelan-Uruguayan film director
 - Juan Camilo Novoa (born 1981), Colombian boxer
 - Laura Novoa (born 1969), Argentine actress
 - Manny Fontenla-Novoa (born 1954), Spanish-British businessman
 - Matías Novoa, Chilean actor and model
 - Oscar Novoa (1886–?), Chilean fencer
 - Oswaldo Novoa (born 1982), Mexican boxer
 - Rafael Novoa (baseball) (born 1967), American baseball pitcher
 - Rafael Novoa (actor) (born 1971), Colombian actor and model
 - Roberto Novoa (born 1979), Dominican Republic baseball pitcher
 - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (born 1948), Uruguayan politician
 - Salvador Novoa (1937–2021), Mexican dramatic tenor
 - Sergio Novoa (born 1981), Colombian football midfielder
 
Fictional characters
- Jax Novoa, a character from Every Witch Way
 - Mía Novoa, a character in the television series Grachi