Dia Family History
Dia Name Meaning
West African (Senegal Mali Mauritania Guinea and Ivory Coast): from the name of the Dia clan of the Fulani people which may be of the same origin as the name of the town of Dia in Mali and as the name of the medieval Dia Dynasty of Gao also in Mali. This surname is also found among the Soninke and Tukulor peoples. Compare Diao and Jah . Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic ḍiyā’ ‘light glow illumination’ (see Zia ). It is found e.g. in Iraq.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022