Moro Surname

4,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Moro Surname User-submission:

This family name could be seen as a toponym from the Portuguese city of Moura, where there is the legend of the Moorish princess who fell in love with a Christian knight. The word Moor itself is used to refer to the north-African people who once conquered the Iberian peninsula.

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Moro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy32,3561:1,890111
Brazil12,9371:16,547833
Ghana11,0141:2,453393
Spain9,1001:5,138635
Japan7,8661:16,2531,961
Pakistan7,0151:25,4661,335
Uganda6,7671:5,7691,030
Egypt6,6811:13,7611,646
Argentina4,1671:10,258970
Ivory Coast3,6621:6,300566
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
France3,2341:20,5392,371
United States3,1201:116,17312,525
Mali2,6461:6,413401
Mexico2,1461:57,8412,800
Philippines1,9751:51,2608,438
Papua New Guinea1,3021:6,262404
Morocco1,2611:27,3404,350
Cuba1,1291:10,206880
Nigeria1,1231:157,7419,928
Indonesia9711:136,19913,562
Canada7821:47,1175,753
Switzerland6441:12,7532,111
Burkina Faso6331:28,9921,704
Venezuela5991:50,4242,501
Bolivia5821:18,2411,575
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Gabon5561:3,398592
Australia4701:57,4386,998
Bosnia and Herzegovina4581:7,7211,575
Peru3251:97,7976,302
Russia3241:444,82442,049
Germany3061:263,09028,132
Guatemala3001:53,6092,327
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Portugal2741:38,0232,283
Tanzania2721:194,63816,683
Puerto Rico2591:13,707590
Belgium2541:45,2627,348
Kenya2311:199,91314,593
India2141:3,584,418101,069
Chile1901:92,7183,548
Austria1891:45,0557,205
England1831:304,47023,072
Belize1321:2,693561
Paraguay1281:56,5371,574
Benin1261:82,0299,693
Niger1151:166,8876,016
Cameroon1111:187,10919,561
Uruguay1041:32,9983,797
Lithuania1021:29,7515,229
Czechia961:110,76518,159
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Croatia731:57,92610,865
Slovakia651:82,09915,886
Poland581:655,32357,058
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Panama411:95,4213,699
Haiti391:273,9469,218
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Slovenia381:65,4659,549
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Andorra321:2,620514
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Norway141:367,30634,015
Finland131:422,82327,659
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
China101:136,732,1577,199
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Congo91:554,34412,633
Monaco91:4,118434
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Albania31:971,35222,477
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
San Marino11:33,214932
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

The alternate forms: Moró (120), Móro (49), Môro (3), Móró (339) & Môrô (1) are calculated separately.

Moro (33,225) may also be a first name.

Moro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family name could be seen as a toponym from the Portuguese city of Moura, where there is the legend of the Moorish princess who fell in love with a Christian knight. The word Moor itself is used to refer to the north-African people who once conquered the Iberian peninsula. The term also exists in French as More, Maure, from the Latin Maurus (meaning a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania), from the Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, 'Mauretanian'), which in turn refers to 'dark', as the invaders were seen as being dark-skinned. It's also related to the given names Mauro, Maurício, Mauritius.

- kauemoura

This surname probably comes from the word, moro, which means 'dark-haired' or describes a person with a dark complexion. The first Moroni might have been a person with one or more of these characteristics.

- pietrogmoroni

Moro Last Name Facts

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

Moro (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻭ, Hindi: मोरो, Marathi: मोरो, Russian: Моро) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Moró, Móro, Môro, Móró or Môrô. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,159th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 53,888 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Moro live; 31 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 24 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 25,739th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 33,225 people.

It is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 32,356 people, or 1 in 1,890. In Italy Moro is most numerous in: Veneto, where 34 percent are found, Lombardy, where 20 percent are found and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Italy this last name is found in 142 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Ghana, where 8 percent are found.

Moro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moro surname increased 2,137 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Syriac Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Moro surname are 0.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning €29,736 per year; in Norway they earn 27.41% less than the national average, earning 251,204 kr per year; in Peru they earn 91.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,044 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning R 222,012 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $18,448,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $44,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $55,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moró92120/
Móro9249/
Môro923/
Moroz89128,335/
Morou8929,930/
Moros898,305/
Mouro896,219/
Moroi895,388/
Morro894,933/
Moroy891,361/
Morot891,252/
Mhoro891,014/
Morgo89800/
Moroa89692/
Mmoro89415/
Moroo89380/
Moiro89283/
Morzo89270/
Moroh89240/
Motro89233/
Morod89188/
Moruo89149/
Morop89119/
Mooro8970/
'Moro8951/
Moyro8932/
Moroň8924/
Morho8924/
Mgoro8919/
Moroj8919/
Mohro895/
Moero893/
Mosro892/
Muoro891/
Moroś891/
Moroź891/
Hmoro891/
Móró83339/
Môrô831/
Mourot803,881/
Mourou802,407/
Morros801,317/
Moroch80472/
Morozs80401/
Mourro80274/
Motroi80273/
Moross80227/
Morocz80178/
Morrod80173/
Moirou80135/
Morroy80130/
Mouroz80128/
Moirot80123/
Morrot8088/
Morott8088/
Moroux8085/
Morois8081/
Moirod8081/
Morroi8081/
Morosh8075/
Mooroa8071/
Mouros8070/
Moiros8057/
Motrot8054/
Moitro8045/
Motros8045/
Morozz8044/
Morotz8033/
Motroy8031/
M'Moro8030/
Moruoa8028/
Morous8025/
Moroth8023/
Morrou8022/
Morhos8021/
Morots8020/
Moroyd8019/
Morosz8017/
Morroz8012/
Motroo8012/
Morood809/
Morooa807/
Morroh805/
Mouroa805/
Morgou805/
Mmorou804/
Moorou803/
Mosroh803/
Motrod802/
Mouroi802/
Morgoi802/
Morooe802/
Moruot802/
Mourod802/
Mooros802/
Moorod801/
Moytro801/
Morzho801/
Morhod801/
Motroj801/
Mohroj801/
Mohrot801/
Mouroy801/
Morgoo801/
Mourgo801/
Morost801/
Mottro801/
Mothro801/
Moyrod801/
Moyros801/
Moyroy801/
Mgouro801/
Moroos801/
Morouz801/
Morgoș801/
Moirro801/
Mãorou801/
Morrro801/
Moiroa801/
Moruoh801/
Morhoo801/
Morroo800/
Motrop800/
Mora75873,036/
Mero7577,779/
Muro7554,476/
Maro7545,569/
Morá755/
Morà751/
Máro751/
Moiroud731,145/
Moiroux73720/
Mouroux73671/
Moyroud73340/
Morhoch73135/
Morhous73114/
Mourroz7363/
Moraova7346/
Mourros7343/
Mourgou7339/
Moroush7334/
Moitrot7332/
Morochz7324/
Motroud7314/
Mourrou7313/
Morrout7312/
Morrott7310/
Mottrot737/
Morroch734/
Moraová734/
Mourouh734/
Mourhou733/
Moirous732/
Moróová732/
Moroitz731/
Morrosh731/
Morross731/
Motross731/
Mohruos731/
Mourroy731/
Moraowa731/
Moutrou731/
Moutroy731/
Mouroud731/
Mourzou731/
Moyreou731/
Mosrooy731/
Morooie731/
Morroud731/
Morhost731/
Moorosj731/
Mohrooe731/
Morooph731/
Motroos731/
Moorost731/
Morrois730/
Morrous730/
Moura67380,278/
Morad6776,279/
Mauro6756,388/
Moraa6747,134/
Marou6736,128/
Muroi6718,782/
Morra6717,498/
Maroa6715,207/
Morga6711,932/
Moras6711,727/
Marot677,782/
Marro677,131/
Meroo674,391/
Maros674,138/
Maroo673,814/
Murro673,219/
Maero673,071/
Mohra672,920/
Morah672,906/
Mahro672,839/
Murod672,424/
Muros672,420/
Morat672,370/
Moyra672,018/
Moraz671,720/
Matro671,488/
Moora671,151/
Moreu671,140/
Moira671,054/
Mmora671,026/
Muroa67984/
Maroh67878/
Meroi67865/
Maroz67850/
Meero67837/
Morau67788/
Maroy67723/
Morza67614/
Meroy67538/
Marod67482/
Merro67376/
Maroi67350/
Murot67325/
Muroh67304/
Muroň67304/
Masro67260/
Meuro67247/
Mehro67241/
Mosra67202/
Motra67181/
Mhora67168/
Moraś67155/
Marop67147/
Morha67140/
Mouraova67135/
Maroj67132/
Moorhous67117/
Morap6797/
Moitroux6789/
Musro6785/
Mmero6774/
Maaro6766/
Moera6764/
Murou6764/
Morozowa6760/
Mharo6760/
Murop6756/
Morač6741/
Muroz6740/
Muora6739/
Moraç6739/
Muroy6732/
Moroňová6732/
Mutro6731/
Morrosch6729/
Mourroux6728/
Moraß6728/
Muuro6727/
Muroj6723/
Muiro6723/
Moráňová6721/
Moráň6719/
Maroň6717/
Morosowa6715/
Mojra6715/
Muroo6715/
Mouthrop6714/
Morohova6714/
Moróz6714/
Moraň6713/
Moraňová6712/
'Mora6711/
Meroh679/
Muhro679/
Mourouth679/
Mgaro679/
Mmaro676/
Morós676/
Maroß675/
Maïro674/
Mhuro673/
Hmuro673/
Moroshch673/
Moroiová672/
Mujro672/
Moráz672/
Morát672/
Mérou672/
Mgora671/
Mhero671/
Mourhous671/
Moithrop671/
Moutrouh671/
Morrô671/
Maroś671/
Maroș671/
Mourrout671/
Mourhoud671/
Morrà671/
Moroľová671/
Moràh671/
Moràs671/
Mârou671/
Märou671/
Morojova671/
Hmero671/
Moutross670/

Moro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moro in the Hindi language
मोरोmoro-
Moro in the Marathi language
मोरोmoro98.87
मोरेोmoreo1.13
Moro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺭﻭmwrw93.75
ﻣﻮﺭmwr6.25
Moro in the Russian language
Мороmoro-

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