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
Moures (Marathi: मौरेस) is most common in Algeria. It can also appear as a variant: Mourès. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moures? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 239,402nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,355,975 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Moures are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 70 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 21 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,171 people, or 1 in 32,990. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Jijel Province, where 63 percent reside, Mila Province, where 33 percent reside and Tiaret Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Algeria it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.
Moures Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moures has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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