Vaz is a Portuguese language surname.
It may refer to:
Armindo Vaz d'Almeida, former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
Carlos Vaz Ferreira, Uruguayan philosopher
Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha, Brazilian diarist
Claudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal, Brazilian footballer
Damião Vaz d'Almeida, former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
Daryl Vaz, Jamaican politician
Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Canadian writer and TV personality
João Vaz Corte-Real, Portuguese explorer
João Vaz, Portuguese painter
Joseph Vaz, 17th century Sri Lankan missionary
Keith Vaz, British politician and Labour MP
Luis Vaz de Camoes, Portuguese poet
Luís Vaz Pereira Pinto Guedes, Portuguese military commander
María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira, Uruguayan teacher and poet
Pêro Vaz de Caminha, 15th century Portuguese knight
Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer
Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Portuguese navigator and explorer
Valdomiro Vaz Franco, Brazilian footballer
Valerie Vaz, British politician and Labour MP
Zeferino Vaz, Brazilian educator
Anil Bosco Vaz, Portuguese Aircraft Engineer, Aviation Enthusiast
Lançados (Portuguese Africans) settlers:
Bibiana Vaz, seventeenth century slave-trader from Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau.