Meaning of Last Name

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 *Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer *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 *Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira, Portuguese football player *Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician *Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician *Virna Dias, Brazilian volleyball player *Dias Gomes, Brazilian writer Category:Portuguese-language surnames