Mawla Surname

46,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Mawla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9,3721:17,0031,263
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Afghanistan2311:139,1913,102
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1101:83,2937,578
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
India231:33,350,669396,143
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
England51:11,143,612252,590
Gambia41:480,863548
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mawla (981) may also be a first name.

Mawla Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mawla Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mawla (Arabic: المولى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰ, Tibetan: མའུ་ལ་) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,431st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 652,772 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Mawla reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mawla is also the 257,229th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 981 people.

The last name Mawla is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 9,372 people, or 1 in 17,003. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 9 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Mawla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mawla surname are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.95% being registered with the party.

Mawla earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $50,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhawla9119/
Mawlah916/
Mawlay914/
Mawlaa912/
Mawlai912/
Mawlla911/
Mawlaha8339/
Maiwela8317/
Mawilla8312/
Maywela831/
Mahawla831/
Mowla8016,925/
Mawle80336/
Mawli80243/
Mewla8037/
Mabla8018/
Mawly809/
Mavla806/
Mawlo801/
Maywella774/
Maiwelai771/
Maswilla771/
Mawehela771/
Mawlot73383/
Mablay73297/
Mowlah73257/
Mavlay73110/
Mawloh7387/
Mawley7373/
Mablai7331/
Mowlai7312/
Mawler739/
Mablia738/
Mavlla734/
Mavlya733/
Mowlay732/
Maibla732/
Mavlea732/
Hmawli731/
Mewlai731/
Maabla731/
Mablea731/
Mawlie731/
Mowlla731/
Mouwla731/
Mawlih731/
Mawloy730/
Mavlia730/
Mawles730/
Mawlieh673,301/
Mabella67341/
Moywela67113/
Mabilla6755/
Maiwele6743/
Mawleih6714/
Mowllad678/
Mawilly673/
Maywele671/
Maiblea671/
Maivlla671/
Mavlatt671/
Mavliah671/
Mawlihe671/
Mayblia671/
Mableah671/
Maivela671/
Maiblah671/
Mayvela671/
Mablaai671/
Mawlley670/

Mawla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mawla in the Tibetan language
མའུ་ལ་ma'ula-
Mawla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰalmwly62.5
ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻝalmwl25
ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻪalmwlh12.5
Mawla in the Arabic language
المولىalmwly-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mawla
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