Dias is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname Díaz.
It is a name associated with :
Albertina Dias, Portuguese long-distance runner
Aline Dias, Brazilian actress
André Dias, Brazilian football player
Annesley Dias, Sri Lankan Sinhala comedian
Bartolomeu Dias (1450-1500), Portuguese explorer
Cello Dias, Brazilian guitarist for Against All Will
Denny Dias, American guitarist
Dinis Dias, Portuguese explorer
Diogo Dias, Portuguese explorer
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Angolan politician
Fernando Dias van Dúnem, Angolan politician
Filipe Oliveira Dias, Portuguese architect
Gaspar Dias (ca. 1560-1590), Portuguese Mannerist painter
Gonçalves Dias, Brazilian poet
Luisa Dias Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique
Maria Berenice Dias, Brazilian judge
Paulo Dias de Novais, Portuguese colonizer of Africa
Pêro Dias, Portuguese explorer
Ron Dias (1937–2013), American animator and painter
Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira, Portuguese football player
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, Ceylonese government administrator
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician
Virna Dias, Brazilian volleyball player
Dias Gomes, Brazilian writer
Steven Dias, Indian footballer
