Molu Surname

59,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Molu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,4081:10,4761,326
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Papua New Guinea6661:12,2431,125
Turkey5111:152,29211,996
India2051:3,741,782103,944
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
Liberia711:62,0925,420
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Canada391:944,75971,777
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England191:2,932,529101,561
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Tuvalu41:2,79736
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Molu (5,162) may also be a first name.

Molu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molu (Hindi: मोलू, Marathi: मोलु) is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 59,493rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 859,178 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Molu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Molu is also the 94,324th most numerous first name on earth, held by 5,162 people.

The surname Molu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,408 people, or 1 in 10,476. In Kenya Molu is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 37 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 22 percent are found and Mandera County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Molu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Molu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molu last name increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (72%) in Kenya.

The amount Molu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $83,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moluh892,029/
Molou891,844/
Mollu89762/
Molus89466/
Molgu89403/
Molau89206/
Molud89118/
Moulu89115/
Mholu89110/
Moleu8991/
Molup8956/
Motlu8955/
Moliu8952/
Moğlu8948/
Molhu8923/
Molut8922/
Moolu8914/
Moluz8914/
Moelu896/
Molui893/
Moslu892/
Moilu891/
Moluj891/
Muolu891/
Molyu891/
Moulou80715/
Motlou80689/
Mollou80680/
Moloud80450/
Molouh80283/
Moleus80248/
Mollus80242/
Moulut80116/
Moleux8096/
Molius8070/
Mohulu8057/
Moilou8043/
Moulud8034/
Molush8025/
Motlui8022/
Mouleu8017/
Moloux8013/
Moluch8011/
Molaup8010/
Mouluh808/
Mohlau807/
Molahu806/
Mollau806/
Mosliu805/
Moluha804/
Motlut804/
Mouliu804/
Moelau803/
Mollgu803/
Moolgu803/
Moulau803/
Molaud802/
Muollu802/
Molluh802/
Moollu801/
Moullu801/
Mosleu801/
Mosluh801/
Moslui801/
Mosluy801/
Mottlu801/
Motlau801/
Moylou801/
Moslou801/
Moolou801/
Moillu801/
Molheu801/
Moluhe801/
Molusz801/
Moluua801/
Moolut801/
Molgau801/
Mhohlu801/
Molouy800/
Moulux800/
Molleu800/
Molhus800/
Mulu75517,744/
Malu7573,317/
Melu752,013/
Mouloud7313,516/
Moullou73162/
Mıhoğlu73132/
Mottlau73105/
Moulaud7365/
Mohlaus7365/
Moiloud7325/
Mouleux7322/
Mouslou7322/
Mollius7320/
Moulius7320/
Moulouh7315/
Molyuha7315/
Moehlau7311/
Motellu734/
Molleus734/
Moulout734/
Moutlou734/
Mouliud732/
Molleux732/
Mouloux732/
M'Molou732/
Moulgou731/
Mottlui731/
Moulous731/
Muotlou731/
Mouleuh731/
Moulhou731/
Moïloud731/
Mollouh731/
Moulouj731/
Motlhou731/
Moolaut731/
Mohluch730/
Mutlu67119,696/
Malau6732,316/
Malou6722,135/
Mullu6714,152/
Muslu6713,896/
Mallu678,729/
Muluh674,617/
Muilu672,340/
Melau672,127/
Malus671,613/
Muğlu671,222/
Malud67884/
Mulud67869/
Maleu67834/
Maulu67793/
Molho67771/
Mgulu67698/
Meleu67690/
Mhalu67628/
Maliu67576/
Mulau67543/
Moloo67408/
Moloe67377/
Malut67343/
Mulus67335/
Mehlu67311/
Mgalu67299/
Mulut67262/
Meelu67246/
Muluu67234/
Muliu67181/
Meliu67164/
Maluu67156/
Mulgu67153/
Maalu67145/
Maluh67122/
Mului67109/
Maslu67105/
Mulup67101/
Mulyu67101/
Malgu67100/
Malyu6796/
Matlu6782/
Maluy6779/
Malui6776/
Muleu6776/
Muulu6765/
Meluh6744/
Malup6743/
Melui6735/
Meulu6733/
Mulou6732/
Malhu6726/
Maelu6722/
Moulhaud6720/
Moulloud6718/
Mmalu6712/
M'Mollou6712/
Mmelu6711/
Moullout6711/
Maluz6711/
Mhelu679/
Mhulu679/
Mahlu676/
Malux676/
Muhlu675/
Mölau674/
Meluț674/
Motlouts674/
Muluy673/
Muluj673/
Molló673/
Mousloud672/
Maluś672/
Maluj671/
Melhu671/
Mulhu671/
Mmulu671/
Mmouloud671/
Maluá671/
Maluț671/
Mouloutt671/
Mollouch670/

Molu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molu in the Hindi language
मोलूmolu86.75
मोलुmolu11.92
मूलूmulu0.66
Molu in the Marathi language
मोलुmolu68.18
मोलूmolu28.18
मोळूmolu3.64

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molu
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