Moar Surname
Approximately 4,024 people bear this surname
Moar Surname Definition:
A surname apparently confined to Orkney and Shedand. Probably from Mowir, "an old alternative name for the land usually styled Mobisland (anciently Mobisyord) in the rentals, lying in North Dyke" (Clouston, p. 33), or perhaps simply a variant of Morn, which see.
Read More About This SurnameMoar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1,113 | 1:33,105 | 4,284 |
| Australia | 587 | 1:45,989 | 5,757 |
| Spain | 446 | 1:104,825 | 8,444 |
| Scotland | 377 | 1:14,201 | 1,818 |
| United States | 211 | 1:1,717,815 | 113,709 |
| Iraq | 157 | 1:223,068 | 4,985 |
| England | 137 | 1:406,701 | 27,895 |
| Indonesia | 134 | 1:986,934 | 72,456 |
| Cambodia | 131 | 1:118,222 | 2,534 |
| Mexico | 131 | 1:947,528 | 12,750 |
| Argentina | 103 | 1:414,985 | 31,631 |
| Italy | 101 | 1:605,512 | 55,891 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Uruguay | 72 | 1:47,663 | 5,347 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 451 | 1:8,300 | 1,121 |
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 164 | 1:306,211 | 24,200 |
Moar (110) may also be a first name.
Moar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname apparently confined to Orkney and Shedand. Probably from Mowir, "an old alternative name for the land usually styled Mobisland (anciently Mobisyord) in the rentals, lying in North Dyke" (Clouston, p. 33), or perhaps simply a variant of Morn, which see. Thomas Mor, tacksman of Marwick, 1492 and Alexander More, tacksman of Quyis in the same year (REO., p. 406,411). Stewin Moir was juror on an assize at Housgarth, Sandwick, in 1553; and John Moir, juror on assize in Birsay in 1574 (ibid., p. 106,136). William John Moar died in Edinburgh, 1939.
= Moir, q.v.
Moar Demographics
Average Male Moar Height
174.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Moar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moar (Arabic: موار, Hindi: मोार, Marathi: मोर, Russian: Моар) is found most in Canada. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Moar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moar? popularity and diffusion
Moar is the 114,840th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,811,020 people. Moar occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Moar live; 36 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 110 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 1,113 people, or 1 in 33,105. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Manitoba, where 45 percent are found, Quebec, where 20 percent are found and Alberta, where 11 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Spain, where 11 percent are found.
Moar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moar has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Moar surname declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 761 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Moar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Moar last name are 24.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Moar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $42,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.24% less than the national average, earning $35,156 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohar | 89 | 15,865 | / |
| Mooar | 89 | 218 | / |
| Moarh | 89 | 89 | / |
| Moare | 89 | 64 | / |
| Mouar | 89 | 53 | / |
| Moard | 89 | 37 | / |
| Moair | 89 | 26 | / |
| Moaar | 89 | 7 | / |
| Moarr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mhoar | 89 | 2 | / |
| Moart | 89 | 2 | / |
| Moatr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moajr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moasr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moahr | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mohair | 80 | 638 | / |
| Mhouar | 80 | 205 | / |
| Moharr | 80 | 91 | / |
| Mouard | 80 | 87 | / |
| Mojhar | 80 | 48 | / |
| Mouart | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mouaar | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mohhar | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mohaur | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mohajr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moharh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mouair | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mohaar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mooare | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moahar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moharp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mojiar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhoarh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohaër | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohear | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maor | 75 | 4,174 | / |
| Moór | 75 | 483 | / |
| Móor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moyiare | 73 | 100 | / |
| Mohaare | 73 | 11 | / |
| Moiyare | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mojhair | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mohardt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Moohart | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moijhar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moarová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mohhart | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mahor | 67 | 5,041 | / |
| Maore | 67 | 2,571 | / |
| Mauar | 67 | 2,275 | / |
| Mohor | 67 | 1,555 | / |
| Mógor | 67 | 376 | / |
| Moyor | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mojor | 67 | 109 | / |
| Mähar | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mägar | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mađor | 67 | 50 | / |
| Maaor | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maour | 67 | 18 | / |
| Muiar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maoor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mooor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mauor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mohahare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muior | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moior | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ma'or | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maoir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maoyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmaor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moijahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Màhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maotr | 67 | 1 | / |
Moar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moar in the Marathi language | ||
| मोर | mora | 76.92 |
| मोअर | mo'ara | 15.38 |
| मोआर | mo'ara | 7.69 |
| Moar in the Hindi language | ||
| मोार | moara | 50 |
| मोर | mora | 50 |
| Moar in the Russian language | ||
| Моар | moar | - |
| Moar in the Arabic language | ||
| موار | mwar | - |
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