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

The last name Morais (Hindi: मोरईस, Marathi: मोराईस, Russian: Мораис) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Moráis, Moraís, Moraïs or Mórais. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

Morais is the 1,212^th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600 people. The last name Morais is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Morais reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 91,258^th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,433 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 250,547 people, or 1 in 854. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 17 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Maranhão, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Morais occurs in 106 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 22 percent reside and Mozambique, where 10 percent reside.

Morais Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Morais has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 11,178 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morais Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Morais surname are 44.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.55% registered with the party.

The amount Morais earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.21% less than the national average, earning €26,064 per year; in Norway they earn 27.55% less than the national average, earning 250,748 kr per year; in Peru they earn 210.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,264 per year; in South Africa they earn 138.09% more than the national average, earning R 565,788 per year; in United States they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $46,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% less than the national average, earning $44,966 CAD per year.