Mora

Mora Meaning & Origin

About Mora
The surname Mora has multiple origins and meanings. In Spanish, it is derived from the word "mora," meaning "blackberry" or "mulberry." As a surname, it likely originated as a nickname for someone with dark or black hair. In Italian, Mora is a locational surname derived from the word "mora," meaning "moor" or "Moorish." It could have been used to denote someone from a Moorish settlement or someone with Moorish ancestry. Overall, the surname Mora is associated with dark hair or Moorish heritage.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mora features prominently in our database, being among the top 1000 surnames. Explore its detailed popularity metrics and distribution:

  • Number of People with the name Mora: 57,464
  • Overall Popularity: 0.02%
  • Ranking: 583
  • Frequency per 100k people: 19.48

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mora based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mora is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MR
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AO1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˈmɔrə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mora in Braille

Here's how to represent Mora in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mora in braille

How to sign the name Mora using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mora using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mora in sign language

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