Molla Surname
Approximately 1,319,787 people bear this surname
Molla Surname User-submission:
Molla is a fairly common last name in Ethiopia. Written as ሞላ in Amharic, it means 'it/he is full'. It is especially common amongst the Amhara people of Ethiopia.
Molla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 904,591 | 1:848 | 87 |
| Bangladesh | 254,043 | 1:627 | 59 |
| Ethiopia | 137,154 | 1:711 | 112 |
| Spain | 4,859 | 1:9,622 | 1,137 |
| Iran | 2,898 | 1:26,495 | 3,275 |
| Turkey | 2,683 | 1:29,005 | 3,232 |
| Albania | 2,490 | 1:1,170 | 140 |
| Tanzania | 1,270 | 1:41,686 | 4,754 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Greece | 1,074 | 1:10,316 | 1,324 |
| United States | 866 | 1:418,544 | 36,318 |
| Bulgaria | 737 | 1:9,469 | 1,083 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Argentina | 690 | 1:61,947 | 5,273 |
| France | 588 | 1:112,964 | 16,927 |
| Italy | 556 | 1:109,994 | 18,388 |
| Qatar | 378 | 1:6,238 | 660 |
| Moldova | 249 | 1:14,303 | 2,452 |
| United Arab Emirates | 244 | 1:37,550 | 3,969 |
| Russia | 213 | 1:676,634 | 57,992 |
| Brazil | 202 | 1:1,059,774 | 37,226 |
| Kenya | 172 | 1:268,488 | 17,784 |
| Indonesia | 162 | 1:816,353 | 61,944 |
| England | 137 | 1:406,701 | 27,895 |
| Australia | 132 | 1:204,513 | 19,950 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Malaysia | 95 | 1:310,466 | 16,916 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Ukraine | 81 | 1:562,009 | 62,582 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Uruguay | 72 | 1:47,663 | 5,347 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Colombia | 53 | 1:901,398 | 8,853 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Northern Cyprus | 26 | 1:12,270 | 3,169 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
The alternate forms: Mollá (153) & Mollà (34) are calculated separately.
Molla (142,833) may also be a first name.
Molla Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Molla is a fairly common last name in Ethiopia. Written as ሞላ in Amharic, it means 'it/he is full'. It is especially common amongst the Amhara people of Ethiopia.
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Average Molla Salary in
United States
$43,255 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molla (Bengali: মোল্লা, Georgian: მოლლა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﺔ, Hindi: मोल्ला, Marathi: मोला, Oriya: ମାଲା, Russian: Молла) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Mollá or Mollà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Molla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 388th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,522 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Molla live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Molla is also the 7,335th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 142,833 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 904,591 people, or 1 in 848. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 99 percent live, Telangana, where 0 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Beside India it is found in 112 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent live and Ethiopia, where 10 percent live.
Molla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Molla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Molla surname increased 1,767 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 13,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Molla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Molla last name are 37.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Molla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.61% less than the national average, earning €7,025 per year; in Norway they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning 248,682 kr per year; in Peru they earn 197.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 57,640 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning R 164,832 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $25,496,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.29% less than the national average, earning $37,118 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molla in the Georgian language | ||
| მოლლა | molla | - |
| Molla in the Bengali language | ||
| মোল্লা | molla | - |
| Molla in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲା | mala | - |
| Molla in the Marathi language | ||
| मोला | mola | 96.77 |
| मोलासाब | molasaba | 3.23 |
| Molla in the Hindi language | ||
| मोल्ला | molla | 89.66 |
| मोला | mola | 3.45 |
| मुल्ला | mulla | 3.45 |
| मौल्ला | maulla | 3.45 |
| Molla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﺔ | mlt | 22.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰ | almwly | 22.22 |
| ﻣﻠﻪ | mlh | 22.22 |
| ﻣﻞ | ml | 11.11 |
| ﻣﻠﻼ | mlla | 11.11 |
| ﻣﻠﻞ | mll | 11.11 |
| Molla in the Russian language | ||
| Молла | molla | - |
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