Mollah Surname
Approximately 143,139 people bear this surname
Mollah Surname User-submission:
The Maulawis of Persia travelled to Catalonia province, Spain. There this surname was shortened to Mawla. Later on a part of them moved to northern parts of the African continent. There sometimes they were being called Maula or Maulavi. But somehow with time Maula started to be pronounced by local Africans as Molla or Mollah.
Read More About This SurnameMollah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 110,755 | 1:1,439 | 139 |
| India | 30,563 | 1:25,098 | 1,888 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| United States | 231 | 1:1,569,086 | 105,843 |
| Qatar | 178 | 1:13,247 | 1,453 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97 | 1:94,456 | 8,360 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| Panama | 63 | 1:62,099 | 2,793 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Greece | 46 | 1:240,865 | 36,930 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Mollah (4,527) may also be a first name.
Mollah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Maulawis of Persia travelled to Catalonia province, Spain. There this surname was shortened to Mawla. Later on a part of them moved to northern parts of the African continent. There sometimes they were being called Maula or Maulavi. But somehow with time Maula started to be pronounced by local Africans as Molla or Mollah. Later they moved to Indian subcontinent and spread throughout the area. They mostly moved for the spreading of Islam for preaching purposes.
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Mollah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mollah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mollah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mollah (Hindi: मोल्ला, Marathi: मोाह) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mollah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,923rd most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 50,912 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mollah are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 102,216th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 4,527 people.
The last name Mollah is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 110,755 people, or 1 in 1,439. Beside Bangladesh it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
Mollah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Mollah are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mollah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.76% less than the national average, earning €6,079 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning R 195,144 per year; in United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $43,243 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mollah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mollah in the Marathi language | ||
| मोाह | moaha | 75 |
| मोाहा | moaha | 25 |
| Mollah in the Hindi language | ||
| मोल्ला | molla | 50 |
| मोल्लाह | mollaha | 50 |
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