Moráis Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Moráis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Morais (439,010), Moraís (2), Moraïs (1) & Mórais (1) are calculated separately.
Moráis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moráis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moráis is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Morais, Moraís, Moraïs or Mórais. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moráis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Moráis is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Moráis reside; 57 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name Moráis is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,688,009. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Asturias, where 25 percent reside, Galicia, where 25 percent reside and Madrid, where 25 percent reside. Not including Spain this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 29 percent reside and Romania, where 14 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moráis
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