Mowlah Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Mowlah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowlah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1611:8,0341,697
Trinidad and Tobago521:26,2302,834
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England101:5,571,806158,774
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mowlah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowlah is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowlah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mowlah is the 996,001st most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Mowlah live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

It is most commonly used in Mauritius, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 8,034. In Mauritius it is most numerous in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 53 percent reside, Port Louis District, where 41 percent reside and Moka District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Mauritius this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Mowlah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mowlah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Mowlah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowla9116,925/
Mowlai8312/
Mawlah836/
Mowlay832/
Mowlla831/
Mouwla831/
Moywela77113/
Mawlaha7739/
Mowllad778/
Mawla7311,164/
Mewla7337/
Movla7310/
Mobla731/
Mowlo731/
Mouwella711/
Moblay67110/
Mawloh6787/
Movlya6731/
Mhawla6719/
Moubla6714/
Movlai675/
Mowley674/
Mawlay674/
Mawlaa672/
Mawlai672/
Mawlla671/
Mewlai671/
Mouvla671/
Movlla671/
Movlay671/

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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 Mowlah
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