Morais Lima Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Morais Lima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morais Lima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2501:856,29730,890
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Morais Lima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morais Lima is found most frequently in Brazil. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morais Lima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morais Lima is the 1,006,539th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Morais Lima live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 856,297. In Brazil Morais Lima is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 12 percent reside, Goiás, where 11 percent reside and Maranhão, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

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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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