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
Moura Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Moura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻩ, Hindi: मौरा, Russian: Моура) is found most in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moura? popularity and diffusion
Moura is the 1,413th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 19,164 people. The last name Moura occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Moura are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 163,422nd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 2,116 people.
The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 315,693 people, or 1 in 678. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live and Ceará, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 109 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 7 percent live and Angola, where 4 percent live.
Moura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moura last name increased 25,970 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Moura last name are 44.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.77% being 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.
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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