Moros Surname

60,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Moros Surname User-submission:

Moros is a Sephardic surname (موروس), referring to someone of Moorish or North African origin.

Moros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela3,2141:9,398912
Spain1,3551:34,5033,449
Colombia8641:55,2942,689
United States6301:575,33247,145
Greece5861:18,9072,726
Philippines5281:191,73930,502
Argentina1591:268,82721,629
Poland1191:319,40137,249
France921:721,98690,334
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Canada601:614,09350,489
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Australia581:465,44335,949
Panama521:75,2363,168
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Romania461:436,47534,584
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England231:2,422,52489,093
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Belarus121:791,75562,255
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Comoros11:749,524685
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Morós (6) & Moroś (1) are calculated separately.

Moros (155) may also be a first name.

Moros Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Moros is a Sephardic surname (موروس), referring to someone of Moorish or North African origin.

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Moros Last Name Facts

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

Moros (Arabic: موروس, Marathi: मोरोस, Russian: Морос) is found most frequently in Venezuela. It can be rendered as a variant: Morós or Moroś. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moros? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,637th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 877,489 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Moros reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Moros is also the 738,219th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 155 people.

The surname is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 3,214 people, or 1 in 9,398. In Venezuela Moros is primarily concentrated in: Táchira, where 37 percent reside, Capital District, where 14 percent reside and Miranda, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Venezuela this surname exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.

Moros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moros last name expanded 15,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moros Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Moros last name are 40.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Moros earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.24% less than the national average, earning R 106,356 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning $19,127,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $46,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morós936/
Moroś931/
Morgos913,248/
Morose911,601/
Morros911,317/
Morozs91401/
Moross91227/
Morois9181/
Morosh9175/
Mouros9170/
Moiros9157/
Motros9145/
Morzos9131/
Morous9125/
Morhos9121/
Morots9120/
Morosz9117/
Moroes9113/
Mooros912/
Morost911/
Moyros911/
Moroos911/
Moro89135,235/
Mourgos83137/
Morhous83114/
Morouse8365/
Mourros8343/
Moroose8334/
Moroush8334/
Morosse8320/
Morosch8319/
Morgosh8313/
Moorose836/
Motrose834/
Moirous832/
Morotse832/
Morrosh831/
Morross831/
Motross831/
Mohruos831/
Mourosc831/
Moroise831/
Morhost831/
Moorosj831/
Motroos831/
Moroshe831/
Moorost831/
Morrose830/
Morrois830/
Morroes830/
Morrous830/
Morhose830/
Moroz80128,335/
Morou8029,930/
Moras8011,727/
Mouro806,219/
Moroi805,388/
Morro804,933/
Maros804,138/
Muros802,420/
Moroy801,361/
Morot801,252/
Morus801,176/
Mhoro801,014/
Morgo80800/
Moroa80692/
Mmoro80415/
Moroo80380/
Meros80332/
Moiro80283/
Morzo80270/
Moroh80240/
Motro80233/
Moroc80224/
Morod80188/
Moruo80149/
Morop80119/
Mooro8070/
'Moro8051/
Morás8038/
Moyro8032/
Moroň8024/
Morho8024/
Mgoro8019/
Moroj8019/
Mohro805/
Moroż804/
Mosro802/
Morox802/
Muoro801/
Moroź801/
Moràs801/
Hmoro801/
Moorhous77117/
Morosova7787/
Morrosch7729/
Morhouse7727/
Morosowa7715/
Morosová774/
Mourgous773/
Moroshch773/
Moorhose772/
Moorouse771/
Mourhous771/
Moutrose771/
Moutross770/
Mahros736,263/
Marois735,384/
Mourot733,881/
Matros732,681/
Mourou732,407/
Morash732,346/
Marosz731,034/
Mouras731,002/
Marous73821/
Morras73814/
Marose73714/
Moiras73536/
Morast73526/
Moroch73472/
Margos73426/
Morgas73312/
Maroos73306/
Mourro73274/
Motroi73273/
Morase73203/
Marros73197/
Morocz73178/
Morrod73173/
Morgoz73167/
Moirou73135/
Morroy73130/
Mouroz73128/
Moirot73123/
Mauros73116/
Morasz73108/
Morrot7388/
Morott7388/
Morgus7387/
Moroux7385/
Moirod7381/
Morroi7381/
Mooroa7371/
Motrus7358/
Mourus7356/
Motrot7354/
Murose7348/
Morass7346/
Moitro7345/
Morozz7344/
Morotz7333/
Murros7331/
Motroy7331/
M'Moro7330/
Morrus7328/
Moraus7328/
Marozs7328/
Moruoa7328/
Moruss7327/
Moreus7326/
Morhus7325/
Maross7323/
Moroth7323/
Morrou7322/
Morrás7322/
Moroyd7319/
Mooras7317/
Morats7317/
Morouj7317/
Murgos7316/
Maroes7315/
Meeros7314/
Moræus7313/
Morgoš7313/
Marosh7312/
Morroz7312/
Motroo7312/
Moruse7312/
Moruzs7311/
Marost7310/
Merois7310/
Morgoś7310/
Morood739/
Moorus738/
Murois737/
Mehros737/
Morooa737/
Marhos737/
Meross736/
Moruis736/
Morroh735/
Mouroa735/
Morgou735/
Morozh734/
Moeras734/
Morgoş734/
Mmorou734/
Morahs733/
Morrós733/
Moorou733/
Marots733/
Mosroh733/
Merosh732/
Motrod732/
Morush732/
Mouroi732/
Morroc732/
Morgoi732/
Morooe732/
Moruot732/
Mourod732/
Moorod731/
Moytro731/
Morzho731/
Maaros731/
Mharos731/
Moraas731/
Morhas731/
Morhod731/
Morrox731/
Motras731/
Motroj731/
Murost731/
Mohroj731/
Mohrot731/
Mouroy731/
Morgoo731/
Mourgo731/
Mutros731/
Marzos731/
Mottro731/
Mothro731/
Mourox731/
Moyrod731/
Moyroy731/
Mgouro731/
Moroix731/
Morouz731/
Morgoș731/
Moirro731/
Moraës731/
Moraïs731/
Murosh731/
Merozs731/
Muuros731/
Morrro731/
Moiroa731/
Moroce731/
Moruoh731/
Morhoo731/
Moirus730/
Morroo730/
Motrop730/
Moorhouse719,960/
Morrhouse718/
Moroshova713/
Moroszová711/
Moorhoose711/
Mourhouse710/
Mora67873,036/
Mahrous6770,402/
Maro6745,569/
Matroos674,756/
Morasch671,688/
Maroush671,663/
Matrose671,458/
Morasse671,421/
Moiroud671,145/
Moiroux67720/
Mouroux67671/
Mourouj67647/
Matross67484/
Moyroud67340/
Moorgas67231/
Marrous67175/
Morutse67166/
Maurois67162/
Morhaus67160/
Maurose67156/
Mahross67153/
Motrash67153/
Morhoch67135/
Mahruos67122/
Moró67120/
Marosch6793/
Meerois6786/
Mourroz6763/
Moorast6761/
Marouse6755/
Morashe6755/
Móro6749/
Moraova6746/
Morrast6745/
Mourgou6739/
Morrash6738/
Moorats6738/
Moitrot6732/
Morhush6729/
Meurois6726/
Mourgas6724/
Marotse6724/
Matrohs6724/
Margosz6724/
Morochz6724/
Maaroos6722/
Mourzas6718/
Meuross6717/
Moorhus6717/
Morahas6716/
Moorash6714/
Maarous6714/
Motroud6714/
Maroist6713/
Mourrou6713/
Morhats6713/
Mourush6713/
Morrout6712/
Morrott6710/
Matrois6710/
Mehrosh6710/
Margosh678/
Maroshe677/
Mottrot677/
Mourras677/
Mourats677/
Moroche676/
Matrous675/
Morá675/
Marross675/
Maharos675/
Mahrosh675/
Marrois674/
Morasth674/
Morroch674/
Moraová674/
Mourouh674/
Mahrois674/
Morgush673/
Morushe673/
Môro673/
Mourhou673/
Matrosz672/
Moutras672/
Mmerous672/
Moróová672/
Maroise672/
Matrosh672/
Mauroos671/
Marouhs671/
Marruos671/
Mehrhos671/
Morguus671/
Morhoustch671/
Moroitz671/
Mourash671/
Mourroy671/
Mohrats671/
Moraowa671/
Mattros671/
Marosse671/
Meerosh671/
Mutross671/
Masrous671/
Moutrou671/
Moutroy671/
Mouroud671/
Mourzou671/
Moyreou671/
Mosrooy671/
Morooie671/
Morreus671/
Morroud671/
Morà671/
Morgusz671/
Mohrooe671/
Máro671/
Morooph671/
Maroosh671/
Maurous671/
Mathros671/
Ma'aros671/
Morrase671/
Mohrash671/
Mourase671/
Maroyse671/
Marrohs670/
Murroes670/
Morrass670/
Mauross670/
Marrots670/
Merrois670/
Mourrus670/
Moreuss670/
Morgass670/

Moros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moros in the Marathi language
मोरोसmorosa-
Moros in the Russian language
Моросmoros-
Moros in the Arabic language
موروسmwrws-

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