Faria is a Portuguese surname. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga and Aveiro. It is also a Southern Italian (Sicily) name from Greek pharias, a derivative of pharos ‘beacon,’ ‘lighthouse.’. Notable people with the surname include: Abbé Faria Reita Faria Nicole Faria Augusto Farias Faria Alam José Faria (1933–2013), Brazilian footballer and manager Rodrigo Faria Nelson L. Faria Manuel de Faria e Sousa