Dauda is a West African surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Abiola Dauda (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
- Collins Dauda, Ghanaian politician
- Fatau Dauda, Ghanaian footballer
- Fuseini Dauda, Ghanaian footballer
- J. B. Dauda, Sierra Leonean politician
- Raven Dauda, (born 1973) Canadian writer and actor