Meaning of the nameMoara
- Female
- Mo-a-ra
Moara is a female name of uncertain origin, with records in Brazil from the 1970s onward and the spelling variant Mohara.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,356 people named Moara, the 6,736th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Moara is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,356
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,736
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,156
- people
Moara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Moara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (398 people).
1,349 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Moara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Moara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 293 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 199 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 127 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 85 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Moara
The origin of the spelling Moara is uncertain, and the name has no meaning known for certain. Moara is also the name of two localities in Romania, where it is the definite form of the word moară, with no documented relation to its use in Brazil. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Mohara as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,356 people named Moara, with a median age of 26; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Moara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Moara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Moara
What does the name Moara mean?
The meaning of Moara is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Moara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,356 people with the first name Moara, which ranks it number 6,736 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Moara a boy's or a girl's name?
Moara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,349 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Moara most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Moara (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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