View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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 may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Moura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moura? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,413^th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,164 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Moura reside; 83 percent reside in South America and 83 percent reside in Luso-South America. Moura is also the 163,422^nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 2,116 people.

Moura is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 315,693 people, or 1 in 678. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found and Ceará, where 9 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 109 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 7 percent are found and Angola, where 4 percent are found.

Moura Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Moura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moura last name expanded 25,970 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moura Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Moura surname are 44.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.77% registered with the 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.