Moar Surname

114,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

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.

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Moar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,1131:33,1054,284
Australia5871:45,9895,757
Spain4461:104,8258,444
Scotland3771:14,2011,818
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
England1371:406,70127,895
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Cambodia1311:118,2222,534
Mexico1311:947,52812,750
Argentina1031:414,98531,631
Italy1011:605,51255,891
India951:8,074,372169,494
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Uruguay721:47,6635,347
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Israel311:276,05324,632
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4511:8,3001,121
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Moir, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohar8915,865/
Mooar89218/
Moarh8989/
Moare8964/
Mouar8953/
Moard8937/
Moair8926/
Moaar897/
Moarr892/
Mhoar892/
Moart892/
Moatr891/
Moajr891/
Moasr891/
Moahr890/
Mohair80638/
Mhouar80205/
Moharr8091/
Mouard8087/
Mojhar8048/
Mouart808/
Mouaar808/
Mohhar805/
Mohaur804/
Mohajr802/
Moharh802/
Mouair802/
Mohaar802/
Mooare802/
Moahar801/
Moharp801/
Mojiar801/
Mhoarh801/
Mohaër801/
Mohear800/
Maor754,174/
Moór75483/
Móor751/
Moyiare73100/
Mohaare7311/
Moiyare7310/
Mojhair735/
Mohardt735/
Moohart732/
Moijhar731/
Moarová731/
Mohhart730/
Mahor675,041/
Maore672,571/
Mauar672,275/
Mohor671,555/
Mógor67376/
Moyor67116/
Mojor67109/
Mähar6782/
Mägar6764/
Mađor6750/
Maaor6722/
Maour6718/
Muiar678/
Maoor676/
Mooor673/
Mauor673/
Mohahare672/
Muior672/
Moior672/
Ma'or672/
Maoir672/
Maoyr671/
Maear671/
Maaur671/
Mmaor671/
Mouor671/
Moijahar671/
Màhor671/
Maotr671/

Moar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moar in the Marathi language
मोरmora76.92
मोअरmo'ara15.38
मोआरmo'ara7.69
Moar in the Hindi language
मोारmoara50
मोरmora50
Moar in the Russian language
Моарmoar-
Moar in the Arabic language
موارmwar-

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