faria
Faria is a surname of Portuguese origin that is widely found in Portugal, Brazil, and other Lusophone communities. It is also used as a given name in some cases, though it is most commonly encountered as a surname. In literature, the name is well known from the fictional Abbé Faria in The Count of Monte Cristo, where he serves as a mentor to Edmond Dantès during imprisonment.
The surname is generally treated as toponymic, originating from places named Faria in the Iberian Peninsula.
In Portugal and Brazil, Faria is a relatively common surname and is present among diaspora communities in
Notable references include the fictional Abbé Faria from The Count of Monte Cristo; the surname also occurs