How common is the surname Moura?

2,157 people in the United States had the surname Moura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,137 Americans. It ranked 13,976th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Moura?

In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Moura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Moura?

Lucas Moura, Brazilian association football player, followed by Wagner Moura.

Where is the surname Moura most common?

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

Is the surname Moura getting more or less common?

More common. 1,715 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,157 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Moura

A surname, carried by 2,157 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moura is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,157 people named Moura in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,137 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,715.

#13,976

rank among US surnames

2,157

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+25.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,648)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,967	Veazey	2,159	143,004
#13,974	Barkman	2,158	143,070
#13,976	Sarkar	2,157	143,137
#13,981	Arauz	2,156	143,203
#13,985	Chatterjee	2,155	143,269

Who is named Moura

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Moura identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mouras

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucas Moura
Brazilian association football player, born 1992
Wagner Moura
Brazilian actor (born 1976)
Toninho Moura
Brazilian association football player and manager, born 1954
Rafael Moura
Brazilian footballer, born 1983
Elaine Estrela Moura
Brazilian association football player, born 1982
Thiago Moura
Brazilian high jumper, born 1995
David Moura
Brazilian judoka, born 1987
Paulo Moura
Brazilian musician, 1932–2010
Julio César de Andrade Moura
Brazilian footballer, born 1965
Mayara Moura
Brazilian handball player, born 1986
Henrique Moura
Brazilian footballer, born 1991
Hugo Moura
Brazilian footballer, born 1998

Notable Mouras come mostly from Brazil (12), Peru (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moura

Moura has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Questions

How common is the surname Moura?: 2,157 people in the United States had the surname Moura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,137 Americans. It ranked 13,976th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moura?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Moura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Moura?: Lucas Moura, Brazilian association football player, followed by Wagner Moura.
Where is the surname Moura most common?: Wikidata records people named Moura in Brazil, Peru and the United States.
Is the surname Moura getting more or less common?: More common. 1,715 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,157 in 2010, up 26%.