Mola Surname
Approximately 90,575 people bear this surname
Mola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 47,006 | 1:2,075 | 364 |
| Iran | 6,735 | 1:11,401 | 1,524 |
| Pakistan | 4,603 | 1:38,810 | 1,743 |
| Italy | 3,337 | 1:18,327 | 3,145 |
| Iraq | 2,368 | 1:14,790 | 993 |
| Tanzania | 2,209 | 1:23,966 | 2,953 |
| Thailand | 1,969 | 1:35,875 | 3,784 |
| India | 1,863 | 1:411,737 | 21,669 |
| South Africa | 1,806 | 1:29,999 | 3,861 |
| Nigeria | 1,723 | 1:102,811 | 6,943 |
| Kenya | 1,491 | 1:30,972 | 3,388 |
| DR Congo | 1,416 | 1:52,175 | 6,298 |
| Egypt | 1,373 | 1:66,960 | 6,238 |
| Turkey | 1,075 | 1:72,392 | 6,730 |
| United States | 1,059 | 1:342,265 | 30,803 |
| Indonesia | 923 | 1:143,282 | 14,153 |
| Colombia | 916 | 1:52,155 | 2,607 |
| Spain | 856 | 1:54,617 | 5,046 |
| Cuba | 752 | 1:15,323 | 1,082 |
| France | 666 | 1:99,734 | 14,621 |
| Argentina | 660 | 1:64,763 | 5,534 |
| Philippines | 589 | 1:171,882 | 27,918 |
| Dominican Republic | 501 | 1:20,824 | 1,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 446 | 1:20,543 | 2,382 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Brazil | 305 | 1:701,883 | 25,770 |
| Papua New Guinea | 298 | 1:27,361 | 3,082 |
| Zimbabwe | 257 | 1:60,071 | 9,075 |
| Poland | 235 | 1:161,739 | 22,750 |
| Djibouti | 225 | 1:4,066 | 333 |
| Belgium | 208 | 1:55,272 | 8,954 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Uganda | 177 | 1:220,561 | 17,152 |
| Greece | 157 | 1:70,572 | 11,857 |
| Solomon Islands | 150 | 1:3,867 | 448 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Benin | 97 | 1:106,553 | 11,978 |
| Venezuela | 94 | 1:321,320 | 7,225 |
| Bulgaria | 92 | 1:75,858 | 4,811 |
| Mexico | 92 | 1:1,349,198 | 15,373 |
| Haiti | 76 | 1:140,578 | 6,140 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Jordan | 75 | 1:117,899 | 7,598 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Romania | 63 | 1:318,696 | 28,224 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Congo | 59 | 1:84,561 | 7,183 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Panama | 39 | 1:100,314 | 3,825 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
The alternate forms: Móla (14) & Molà (6) are calculated separately.
Mola (120,277) may also be a first name.
Mola Demographics
Average Mola Salary in
United States
$50,857 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mola (Bengali: মৌলা, Georgian: მოლა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰ, Hindi: मोला, Marathi: मोला, Oriya: େମାଲା) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Móla or Molà. For other potential spellings of Mola click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mola? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,252nd most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 80,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Mola reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 8,580th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 120,277 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 47,006 people, or 1 in 2,075. Aside from Ethiopia this last name is found in 116 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Mola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mola has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mola surname rose 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Kenya, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Mola are 9.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.32% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51% more than the national average, earning €45,344 per year; in Norway they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning 431,670 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.81% less than the national average, earning R 135,900 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.13% less than the national average, earning $14,954,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning $50,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $52,325 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mola in the Georgian language | ||
| მოლა | mola | - |
| Mola in the Bengali language | ||
| মৌলা | maula | - |
| Mola in the Hindi language | ||
| मोला | mola | 98.87 |
| मौला | maula | 0.42 |
| मूला | mula | 0.28 |
| मोल | mola | 0.14 |
| ंोल | mola | 0.14 |
| Mola in the Marathi language | ||
| मोला | mola | 96.95 |
| मोळा | mola | 1.71 |
| मोल | mola | 0.95 |
| मॉला | mola | 0.38 |
| Mola in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଲା | emala | 94.12 |
| ଲାକା | laka | 5.88 |
| Mola in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰ | almwly | 25 |
| ﻣﻞ | ml | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻲ | almwly | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻮﻻ | mwla | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻠﻪ | mlh | 16.67 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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