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Where Does The Last Name Moraes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Moraes (Arabic: مورايس, Hindi: मोरईस, Marathi: मोरायस, Russian: Мораес) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also appear as: Morães, Moraês or Moraés. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moraes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Moraes is the 1,532^nd most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 20,538 people. The surname Moraes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Moraes reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Luso-South America. Moraes is also the 553,262^nd most numerous first name globally, held by 259 people.

The last name Moraes is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 341,425 people, or 1 in 627. In Brazil Moraes is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Pará, where 13 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name exists in 87 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent live and Uruguay, where 1 percent live.

Moraes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Moraes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moraes surname expanded 22,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moraes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Moraes surname are 42.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.51% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moraes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.44% more than the national average, earning $51,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27% more than the national average, earning $63,098 CAD per year.