Faria is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Faria
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

The family name is a variation of Farina. One who ground grain, a miller.

How popular is Faria?

Faria is common in Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Venezuela, United States, East Timor, Argentina, France, Canada, India, Paraguay, Niger, Spain, England, Ecuador, South Africa, Colombia, Cape Verde, Malawi, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Australia, Philippines, Pakistan, Albania, Cuba.

Faria is ranked 1811 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Farias grew by 17.28 per cent to 6257 since 2000 and ranked 5557 after elevating 382 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.96 76.31
Hispanic or Latino 13.36 13.87
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.23 1.65
Others 2.49 6.54
Black 2.45 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51 0.24
Faria is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while East Timor is ahead in terms of density. Around 302759 people have been found who wears Faria as their family name. Faria is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Faria:
169 Brazil139,124
Countries with ten thousands of Faria:
101 Angola46,537
53 Portugal32,327
273 Mozambique24,101
602 Bangladesh23,881
Countries with thousands of Faria:
515 Venezuela8,622
6,254 United States6,979
64 East Timor5,514
1,418 Argentina2,671
3,669 France2,210
2,893 Canada1,754
31,424 India1,146
489 Paraguay1,012
Countries with hundreds of Faria:
1,289 Niger926
5,982 Spain699
9,435 England646
3,744 Ecuador514
15,455 South Africa409
4,089 Colombia369
108 Cape Verde312
8,056 Malawi288
44,260 Indonesia241
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
34,956 Morocco170
17,598 Australia157
73,733 Philippines136
15,390 Pakistan132
4,129 Albania116
3,143 Cuba105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,525 Switzerland97
1,034 Puerto Rico87
1,971 Trinidad and Tobago87
43,938 Iran83
68,040 Germany82
28,937 Netherlands79
1,738 Suriname77
24,162 Belgium64
1,516 Luxembourg62
1,824 Guyana58
187,598 Thailand53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,650 Chile45
28,870 Papua New Guinea39
3,344 Tunisia29
122,818 DR Congo27
4,800 Panama27
237,148 Russia26
10,313 Singapore26
14,824 Dominican Republic23
8,362 Ireland22
908 Jersey22
11,536 Qatar22
32,947 Benin21
13,939 Uruguay21
789 Aruba18
23,165 New Zealand18
35,569 Mexico16
2,098 Guam12
108,968 Italy12
28,985 Peru11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
59 Falkland Islands10
741 Gibraltar10
20,332 Scotland10
73,605 Sweden10
78,460 Zimbabwe10
1,188 São Tomé and Príncipe8
2,565 Belize7
89,049 Greece6
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Faria Namesakes

  • João Teixeira de Faria, Brazilian claiming to be a medium and "psychic surgeon"
  • John Baptist de Faria, was born in 1871, in Portugal
  • Abbé Faria, Luso-Goan Catholic monk
  • Rodrigo Faria, former Brazilian footballer
  • Aloysio de Andrade Faria, Brazilian billionaire banker
  • Reita Faria, Indian model
  • Nelson Faria, Brazilian guitarist
  • Bismarck Barreto Faria, Brazilian former footballer
  • Marcelo de Faria, Brazilian striker
  • Larry Pinto de Faria, Brazilian football player
  • Wilma de Faria, Brazilian politician
  • José Faria, Brazilian football coach

Faria Namesakes

  • João Teixeira de Faria, Brazilian claiming to be a medium and "psychic surgeon"
  • John Baptist de Faria, was born in 1871, in Portugal
  • Abbé Faria, Luso-Goan Catholic monk
  • Rodrigo Faria, former Brazilian footballer
  • Aloysio de Andrade Faria, Brazilian billionaire banker
  • Reita Faria, Indian model
  • Nelson Faria, Brazilian guitarist
  • Bismarck Barreto Faria, Brazilian former footballer
  • Marcelo de Faria, Brazilian striker
  • Larry Pinto de Faria, Brazilian football player
  • Wilma de Faria, Brazilian politician
  • José Faria, Brazilian football coach

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