Maurício Surname

15,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Maurício Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maurício Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique15,4501:1,765422
Angola12,4231:2,173376
Portugal4,1711:2,498342
Brazil1,8261:117,2374,444
United States4731:766,29859,625
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
Mexico2781:446,4978,445
Guatemala2191:73,4372,611
Philippines1961:516,52259,882
Spain851:550,02426,624
Canada651:566,85547,218
France501:1,328,454133,611
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Peru441:722,36616,614
England381:1,466,26563,675
Cape Verde341:15,578570
Colombia281:1,706,21711,445
Micronesia241:4,427583
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Mauricio (76,804) are calculated separately.

Maurício (92,931) may also be a first name.

Maurício Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maurício Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maurício is held by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Mauricio. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maurício? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,348th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 200,659 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Maurício reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Maurício is also the 10,889th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 92,931 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is borne by 15,450 people, or 1 in 1,765. Barring Mozambique it exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 34 percent reside and Portugal, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauricio9676,804/
Mauríco931/
Maurecio88179/
Mayrício881/
Maurícia881/
Mauricios826/
Maurricio822/
Mauruicio822/
Mauriĭcio821/
Mauricioa821/
Maureicio821/
Maurico8088/
Maurizo8026/
Maricio8024/
Muricio806/
Marecio802/
Mauriço801/
Murecio801/
Matricio75263/
Mauricia75262/
Mauricou7562/
Maurecia754/
Matrecio752/
Mouricio752/
Marricio751/
Mauridzo751/
Mayricio751/
Mareco7120,232/
Marico7119,108/
Murico7157/
Mauritsio716/
Marizo714/
Muryco711/
Mureco711/
Maréco711/
Mauricias710/
Muricho671,321/
Muridzo67588/
Maricoy67219/
Marreco67203/
Marecho67176/
Marzico67126/
Maridzo6798/
Mauriza6796/
Maarico6767/
Maricho6764/
Maricoi6728/
Marrico6722/
Moricio6718/
Mairico6715/
Murecho6714/
Maricia6713/
Muricia6712/
Mearizo6710/
Maurica679/
Mureico677/
Maricoa675/
Mourico675/
Mharizo673/
Maraizo672/
Marriço671/
Maritzo671/
Marheco671/
Maurezo671/
Mareizo671/
Maritso671/
Murriço671/
Morecio671/
Marejco671/
Marecia670/
Murrico670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maurício
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