Moura Surname
Approximately 380,278 people bear this surname
Moura 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.
Read More About This SurnameMoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 315,693 | 1:678 | 88 |
| Portugal | 24,854 | 1:419 | 75 |
| Angola | 16,170 | 1:1,669 | 301 |
| Mozambique | 12,360 | 1:2,206 | 544 |
| United States | 2,597 | 1:139,568 | 14,539 |
| France | 2,323 | 1:28,594 | 3,487 |
| Chad | 1,733 | 1:7,843 | 1,090 |
| Argentina | 475 | 1:89,986 | 7,568 |
| Spain | 463 | 1:100,976 | 8,227 |
| Canada | 343 | 1:107,422 | 11,548 |
| India | 331 | 1:2,317,418 | 75,822 |
| Cameroon | 292 | 1:71,127 | 8,925 |
| England | 257 | 1:216,802 | 18,442 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Uruguay | 215 | 1:15,962 | 1,804 |
| Switzerland | 175 | 1:46,931 | 6,346 |
| Mauritius | 155 | 1:8,345 | 1,754 |
| Paraguay | 152 | 1:47,610 | 1,397 |
| Belgium | 141 | 1:81,536 | 12,817 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Thailand | 99 | 1:713,519 | 117,929 |
| Peru | 79 | 1:402,331 | 12,852 |
| Venezuela | 75 | 1:402,721 | 8,293 |
| Luxembourg | 73 | 1:7,953 | 1,239 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Greece | 62 | 1:178,706 | 28,807 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Andorra | 39 | 1:2,150 | 402 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Cape Verde | 28 | 1:18,916 | 708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 24 | 1:7,393 | 515 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Lebanon | 23 | 1:245,091 | 9,209 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 1:236,676 | 2,394 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Ireland | 7 | 1:672,706 | 15,999 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Moura (2,116) may also be a first name.
Moura 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.
- kauemouraA Portuguese toponymic from the town of Moura, in Alentejo. The name of the town is the feminine version of "Moor".
- mfariacastroMoura Demographics
Average Moura Salary in
United States
$46,753 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻩ, Hindi: मौरा, Russian: Моура) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moura is the 1,413th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,164 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Moura live; 83 percent live in South America and 83 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 163,422nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 2,116 people.
It is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 315,693 people, or 1 in 678. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live and Ceará, where 9 percent live. Aside from Brazil it is found in 109 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 7 percent live and Angola, where 4 percent live.
Moura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moura last name increased 25,970 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Moura surname is chiefly Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Moura last name are 44.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.77% registered with the political party.
The amount Moura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.38% less than the national average, earning 220,168 kr per year; in Peru they earn 29.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,034 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning R 227,004 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $49,205 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺭﻩ | mwrh | - |
| Moura in the Hindi language | ||
| मौरा | maura | 52.63 |
| मौर्य | maurya | 21.05 |
| मौरां | mauram | 10.53 |
| मौर्या | maurya | 10.53 |
| बहादुर | bahadura | 5.26 |
| Moura in the Russian language | ||
| Моура | moura | - |
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Moura Reference & Research
Mora DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Mora FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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