# Moura (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/moura/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,157 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,976 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 143,137 people |
| Change since 2000 | +26% (1,715 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Moura in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Moura in Brazil, Peru and the United States.

## People named Moura

- Lucas Moura, Brazilian association football player
- Wagner Moura, Brazilian actor (born 1976)
- Toninho Moura, Brazilian association football player and manager
- Rafael Moura, Brazilian footballer
- Elaine Estrela Moura, Brazilian association football player
- Thiago Moura, Brazilian high jumper
- David Moura, Brazilian judoka
- Paulo Moura, Brazilian musician
- Julio César de Andrade Moura, Brazilian footballer
- Mayara Moura, Brazilian handball player
- Henrique Moura, Brazilian footballer
- Hugo Moura, Brazilian footballer

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Murray, Mora, Mohr, Moreau, More, Mori, Moro, Moor, Moir, Miura, Murrah, Morra.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.