Morán Surname

233,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Panama

Morán Surname Definition:

Originated in Leon, and found also in Asturias and Valladolid. Derived from latin through French "morir," or in other forms "moro" or "moor," meaning to die.

Originated in war cry "aquí moran" - here death. Used against Moors in Reconquest.

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Morán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4521:103,4348,370
Mexico3661:339,1437,246
Guatemala2361:68,1472,529
Panama1971:19,8591,344
El Salvador761:83,4721,533
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Ecuador601:265,0978,624
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Chile301:587,21614,299
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Honduras101:881,6444,379
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Moran (488,060), Moràn (54) & Morań (1) are calculated separately.

Morán Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originated in Leon, and found also in Asturias and Valladolid. Derived from latin through French "morir," or in other forms "moro" or "moor," meaning to die.

Originated in war cry "aquí moran" - here death. Used against Moors in Reconquest.

This refers to a Moor of great importance but it could also be the augmentative of "mora," mulberry.

Asturian name from Gijón. Legend has a knight in Battle of Covadonga capturing daughter of Moorish king and having children with her. Because of Moorish mother, children called "Moranes."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Morán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morán is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Moran, Moràn or Morań. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morán? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 233,811th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,227,115 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Morán are found; 30 percent are found in Central America and 30 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Morán is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 103,434. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 36 percent are found, Castile and León, where 13 percent are found and Asturias, where 12 percent are found. Beside Spain Morán occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent are found and Guatemala, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moran93488,060/
Moràn9354/
Morzán9110/
Motrán912/
Moránn911/
Morań871/
Moron8044,537/
Morón80413/
Moròn8016/
Marán809/
Morgan73626,804/
Morang7322,922/
Morand7318,347/
Morant739,755/
Morong733,405/
Morone732,991/
Morain731,937/
Morron731,675/
Mohran731,118/
Mouron731,115/
Morgon73951/
Morran73821/
Morzan73809/
Moiron73686/
Morhan73600/
Morein73543/
Moyron73526/
Morane73516/
Morean73450/
Motran73177/
Motron73117/
Mouran7392/
Morann7377/
Mooran7355/
Moroun7355/
Moreyn7349/
Moraan7343/
Marzán7341/
Mgoran7329/
Morahn7327/
Morond7315/
Moront7314/
Moranc7313/
Moirón7313/
Moiran7312/
Moranh7310/
Morrón739/
Mojran737/
Moyrón737/
Matrán736/
Morotn735/
Mooron735/
Moroon735/
Morzon735/
Morayn735/
Moronh734/
Móráin734/
Mourón734/
Mosran734/
Morohn733/
Moramn732/
Morank731/
Morasn731/
Moroin731/
Moronn731/
Maurán731/
Motràn731/
Mhoran731/
Moraĭn731/
Morhon730/
Morrone6716,494/
Moratin671,460/
Morahan671,406/
Morosin671,280/
Moraine671,070/
Mourant67905/
Moragne67778/
Moutran67762/
Morhain67623/
Mourand67598/
Morasin67402/
Mourain67332/
Moyrand67283/
Moranne67246/
Motrane67239/
Morrant67231/
Mourane67207/
Mourgan67188/
Moracen67183/
Moirand67143/
Moitron67131/
Motrong67103/
Moreing67101/
Moorgan67101/
Moreane6784/
Moirang6764/
Moyrong6758/
Morgain6755/
Morgann6749/
Morrain6741/
Morrand6731/
Moutron6725/
Mourran6722/
Morgaan6721/
Morroun6717/
Mothron6717/
Motrone6714/
Mourron6713/
Mottran6711/
Moraing6711/
Moreang6710/
Mouhran6710/
Morrgan679/
Morgoun679/
Morrane679/
Morocin679/
Moronhe679/
Mohrand679/
Mottron678/
Moranth678/
Morohyn678/
Moreyne677/
Morantt677/
Moracin676/
Moronne674/
Morasen674/
Mosrane674/
Mmorgan674/
Moirant674/
Morandh673/
Moorann673/
Moroong673/
Moorane673/
Mohrane673/
Moiraan673/
Mohrzon673/
Morayne673/
Moraten673/
Mohuran673/
Moorhan672/
Morzhan672/
Moorean672/
Moirgan672/
Morangh672/
Moreand672/
Morogne672/
Moronth672/
Moyrain672/
Moroune672/
Mhorain672/
Moirong672/
Morrein672/
Moraang671/
Moranhg671/
Morrang671/
Morrean671/
Mooreyn671/
Mosrant671/
Mosrong671/
Motrand671/
Motroin671/
Mohrain671/
Mohrann671/
Mohrein671/
Mojrang671/
Morhand671/
Morosen671/
Hmorgan671/
Mouront671/
Mouroun671/
Mhóráin671/
Morhoon671/
Moorand671/
Mooroun671/
Moorran671/
Moreant671/
Moreinc671/
Mohrran671/
Moraunt671/
Mosrean671/
Morhane671/
Moraung671/
Morrong671/
Mooraun671/
Morandt670/
Moroing670/
Morhean670/
Mohrant670/
Morhoun670/
Moreine670/
Morgoin670/
Moreann670/
Mourean670/

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