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 surname Moulay (Arabic: مولاي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻻﻱ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moulay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moulay is the 19,511th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 259,269 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Moulay are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Mahgreb. Moulay is also the 9,343rd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 110,092 people.
This surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 21,286 people, or 1 in 1,815. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Oran Province, where 15 percent live, Saïda Province, where 9 percent live and Adrar Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Algeria Moulay occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 16 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Moulay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Moulay surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moulay
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