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

Mowla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻟﻰ) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mowla is the 31,537th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 430,579 people. Mowla is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Mowla are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 339,798th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 605 people.

It is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 16,131 people, or 1 in 9,879. Excluding Bangladesh Mowla is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

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 rose 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mowla surname are 12.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.07% being registered with the political 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

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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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