Moyra Forename
100,547th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 4,650 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Niue
Moyra Forename Definition:
A female name. an Irish name, probably the same in origin as the Gaelic Morag (q.v.). Sometimes used in England now.
Moyra Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 1,356 | 1:41,005 | 2,077 |
| Scotland | 100% | 791 | 1:6,764 | 564 |
| South Africa | 100% | 311 | 1:175,346 | 11,771 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 282 | 1:6,536 | 648 |
| United States | 100% | 272 | 1:1,332,857 | 25,368 |
| Wales | 100% | 210 | 1:14,735 | 961 |
| Canada | 100% | 209 | 1:158,533 | 6,639 |
| New Zealand | - | 179 | 1:25,341 | 1,817 |
| Australia | - | 142 | 1:96,180 | 3,518 |
| Mexico | 100% | 118 | 1:1,052,071 | 8,342 |
| Brazil | 100% | 117 | 1:1,831,078 | 39,735 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 95 | 1:317,915 | 9,867 |
| Peru | 100% | 92 | 1:345,559 | 7,157 |
| Chile | 100% | 84 | 1:209,610 | 3,780 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 56 | 1:275,425 | 15,115 |
| Ireland | 100% | 56 | 1:82,920 | 2,231 |
| Italy | 100% | 42 | 1:1,453,859 | 11,279 |
| Malta | - | 34 | 1:12,628 | 1,146 |
| Argentina | 100% | 23 | 1:1,859,706 | 7,227 |
| India | 72% | 20 | 1:60,743,899 | 978,266 |
| Panama | 100% | 15 | 1:260,437 | 9,109 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Colombia | 100% | 11 | 1:4,343,539 | 25,849 |
| Philippines | 100% | 11 | 1:9,637,225 | 138,004 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 11 | 1:311,603 | 4,655 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5 | 1:710,060 | 4,535 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 5 | 1:953,590 | 10,779 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 5 | 1:1,203,667 | 14,616 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
Moyra (2,018) may also be a surname.
Moyra Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. an Irish name, probably the same in origin as the Gaelic Morag (q.v.). Sometimes used in England now.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Moyra Forename Popularity
Moyra Demographics
Moyra Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 8 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Moyra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moyra in the Russian language | ||
| Мойра | mojra | - |
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