Mourão Surname
Approximately 1,620 people bear this surname
Mourão 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 SurnameMourão Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1,151 | 1:9,051 | 799 |
| Brazil | 428 | 1:500,174 | 18,868 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Mourão 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.
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Where Does The Last Name Mourão Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mourão occurs most in Portugal. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mourão? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 245,674th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,498,485 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Mourão are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is held by 1,151 people, or 1 in 9,051. Aside from Portugal it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent are found and Angola, where 2 percent are found.
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