Mowla Surname

31,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Mowla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh16,1311:9,879832
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
India781:9,834,172191,207
Mauritius651:19,8994,127
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mowla (605) may also be a first name.

Mowla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mowla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,537th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 430,579 people. The surname Mowla is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Mowla live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 339,798th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 605 people.

Mowla is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 16,131 people, or 1 in 9,879. Aside from Bangladesh this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Mowla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mowla has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mowla surname expanded 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mowla last name are 12.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mowla earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.33% more than the national average, earning R 369,120 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $37,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $53,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowlah91257/
Mowlai9112/
Mowlay912/
Mowlla911/
Mouwla911/
Moywela83113/
Mowllad838/
Mawla8011,164/
Mowle80543/
Mowly80367/
Mowli80189/
Mewla8037/
Movla8010/
Mowlé802/
Mowlo801/
Mobla801/
Mouwella771/
Mowles73925/
Moblay73110/
Movlya7331/
Mhawla7319/
Moubla7314/
Mawlah736/
Movlai735/
Mawlay734/
Mowley734/
Mowler733/
Mohwli733/
Mowlér732/
Mawlai732/
Mawlaa732/
Mewlai731/
Movlay731/
Movlla731/
Mowlli731/
Mouvla731/
Mawlla731/
Moswli731/
Mouwli731/
Mobilla67269/
Mowelle6792/
Mawlaha6739/
Mawilla6712/
Mobella675/
Mowlett672/
Mojwele671/
Moywele671/
Muwllad671/
Muwella671/
Mahawla671/

Mowla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mowla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰalmwly60
ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻝalmwl40

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