Moures Surname
Approximately 1,673 people bear this surname
Moures Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,171 | 1:32,990 | 5,988 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| France | 129 | 1:514,905 | 71,423 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Mourès (3) are calculated separately.
Moures (21) may also be a first name.
Moures Demographics
Average Moures Salary in
United States
$37,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moures Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moures Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moures (Marathi: मौरेस) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Mourès. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moures? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 239,402nd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,355,975 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Moures live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 70 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 1,171 people, or 1 in 32,990. In Algeria Moures is most numerous in: Jijel Province, where 63 percent are found, Mila Province, where 33 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.
Moures Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moures has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moures last name rose 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moures Last Name Statistics demography
Moures earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moures Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moures in the Marathi language | ||
| मौरेस | mauresa | - |
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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
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- 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 Moures
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