Moulay Surname
Approximately 28,108 people bear this surname
Moulay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 21,286 | 1:1,815 | 184 |
| Morocco | 4,601 | 1:7,493 | 971 |
| France | 601 | 1:110,520 | 16,512 |
| Mauritania | 494 | 1:8,289 | 888 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Israel | 222 | 1:38,548 | 5,284 |
| Niger | 150 | 1:127,947 | 4,917 |
| Spain | 111 | 1:421,190 | 22,576 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Moulay (110,092) may also be a first name.
Moulay Demographics
Average Moulay Salary in
United States
$33,846 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moulay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moulay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moulay (Arabic: مولاي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻻﻱ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Moulay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moulay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,511th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 259,269 people. The last name Moulay occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Moulay live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Mahgreb. Moulay is also the 9,343rd most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 110,092 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 21,286 people, or 1 in 1,815. In Algeria Moulay is most numerous in: Oran Province, where 15 percent reside, Saïda Province, where 9 percent reside and Adrar Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 16 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Moulay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moulay surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moulay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.56% less than the national average, earning $33,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.85% less than the national average, earning $42,303 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moulay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moulay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﻻﻱ | mwlay | 73.03 |
| ﻣﻼﻱ | mlay | 22.82 |
| ﻣﻮﻻﻯ | mwlay | 3.04 |
| ﻣﻼﻯ | mlay | 0.97 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪ | mhmd | 0.14 |
| Moulay in the Arabic language | ||
| مولاي | mwlay | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moulay
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