Mula Surname

9,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Mula Surname User-submission:

The Castilian surname Mulero may have toponymic and occupational backgrounds. The name derives from the town called Mula, which is part of the judicial district of the same name, in the province of Murcia. Etymologists Joan Corominas and Pascual JA cited the word ""Mulero"" and report that derives from the Castilian word ""mule"", which in turn derives from the Latin ""Mulus"", which was first documented in the Castilian language in 1042.

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Mula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India20,2141:37,9472,698
Mozambique19,1571:1,423347
Philippines3,2901:30,7714,462
Spain2,9111:16,0601,830
Israel2,3801:3,596494
DR Congo1,2791:57,7646,911
Indonesia1,2631:104,71010,755
Italy1,1691:52,3159,408
Kenya1,0371:44,5324,613
Pakistan9851:181,3644,588
United States7981:454,20938,852
France7471:88,91912,746
Nepal5961:47,7871,459
Thailand5661:124,80318,827
Nigeria5511:321,49317,667
South Africa4751:114,05813,683
Papua New Guinea4161:19,6002,020
Kosovo3881:4,799822
Ukraine3421:133,10718,751
Malaysia2971:99,3076,824
Uganda2601:150,15113,303
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Poland2291:165,97723,178
Australia2281:118,40213,082
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Turkey1841:422,94325,283
Zambia1811:87,5697,272
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
England1291:431,92329,000
Malta961:4,482309
Albania901:32,3784,943
Croatia841:50,3419,673
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Canada791:466,40040,200
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Solomon Islands371:15,6762,975
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
China221:62,150,9803,380
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Finland171:323,33523,349
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Norway151:342,81932,589
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Panama91:434,6958,518
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Mulà (21), Mulá (4) & Mulä (1) are calculated separately.

Mula (57,617) may also be a first name.

Mula Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Castilian surname Mulero may have toponymic and occupational backgrounds. The name derives from the town called Mula, which is part of the judicial district of the same name, in the province of Murcia. Etymologists Joan Corominas and Pascual JA cited the word ""Mulero"" and report that derives from the Castilian word ""mule"", which in turn derives from the Latin ""Mulus"", which was first documented in the Castilian language in 1042. They are documented in Spain, in the index records ""General Military Archive in Segovia"".

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Mula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mula (Arabic: مولا, Hindi: मूला, Marathi: मुला, Oriya: ମୁଳା, Russian: Мула, Tibetan: མུ་ལ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Mulà, Mulá or Mulä. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mula? popularity and diffusion

Mula is the 9,168th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,860 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Mula reside; 35 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 16,392nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 57,617 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 20,214 people, or 1 in 37,947. In India Mula is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 34 percent live, Gujarat, where 27 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 100 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 31 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

Mula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mula last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Kenya, Muslim (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mula surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mula earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.74% less than the national average, earning €14,792 per year; in Norway they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning 342,676 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.55% less than the national average, earning R 181,668 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.38% more than the national average, earning $30,054,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning $51,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $55,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulà9221/
Mulá924/
Mulä921/
Mulla89290,764/
Mulat8969,512/
Mulya8924,306/
Maula8922,770/
Muela8921,651/
Mulia8919,145/
Moula8916,028/
Mhula8914,998/
Muila8912,158/
Mulas8910,372/
Mulaj897,795/
Mulay894,581/
Mulah893,912/
Mgula892,178/
Mulea891,565/
Mulaa891,343/
Mulai891,137/
Muula891,071/
Mulau89543/
Mulad89379/
Mutla89333/
Mulap89302/
Muğla89290/
Musla89258/
Mulač89224/
Mulha89215/
Mmula89215/
Meula89177/
Muhla89167/
Mulga8995/
Muloa8969/
Mulać8930/
Mujla8920/
Mulaz8915/
'Mula894/
Muyla892/
Mulaś892/
Mullah80210,593/
Moulay8028,108/
Mullai8012,538/
Moulai807,495/
Mahula805,176/
Mulaya803,730/
Mulaja803,530/
Moulla802,994/
Maulia802,196/
Muglia801,700/
Mullaj801,664/
Moulas801,193/
Maulas801,094/
Mautla801,061/
Muilay801,039/
Moulia80921/
Moulga80696/
Maulaz80577/
Mulait80477/
Moulaz80408/
Muslia80369/
Mulach80359/
Moulat80337/
Mullay80315/
Maulya80292/
Maulah80256/
Maulay80253/
Mutlay80249/
Maulad80243/
Maulla80241/
Mullya80202/
Mulyah80179/
Moulah80177/
Muilah80126/
Maulat80100/
Mgulla8095/
Maulau8084/
Mulatz8083/
Maulai8072/
Mullha8068/
Mullaa8061/
Muliat8060/
Mulaah8054/
Mullas8052/
Mohula8052/
Mullat8048/
Mmutla8045/
Mulaha8044/
Mulhat8040/
Mhaula8040/
Mulahu8036/
Muğlay8036/
Muliap8034/
Mullia8033/
Muhlya8026/
Mulaiy8025/
Mulias8024/
Mullad8022/
Muslay8020/
Mulasz8018/
Muslat8017/
Moulad8017/
Muslad8017/
Maulaa8016/
Moulaa8015/
Muliad8014/
Mullea8012/
Mulhay8012/
Mulhas8012/
Muliau8010/
Mutlat8010/
Mauhla8010/
Moulya809/
Muttla809/
Mulhai809/
Moulha809/
Mulash808/
Mulyaa808/
Muslea808/
Moulaï808/
Mulgay807/
Mullau807/
Muulya807/
Mmulla806/
Mulaid806/
Mulacz806/
'Muela806/
Mmulah806/
Mmulai806/
Muhlai805/
Moulea805/
Muthla805/
Muutla805/
Muilla805/
'Mutla805/
Muilas805/
Mulioa804/
Mmuula804/
Mgaula804/
Muilia804/
Mulaaj804/
Muelay804/
Muliaj804/
Mulatt803/
Mullap803/
Mulyai803/
Mulaia803/
Meulla803/
Moulau803/
Mulapp802/
Mulloa802/
Mhulla802/
Muilai802/
Mulyau802/
Mulaić802/
Muleau802/
Muliai802/
Moutla802/
Muhlah802/
M'Mula802/
Mauula801/
Maulha801/
Muulaa801/
Muulaj801/
Muulla801/
Muusla801/
Mutlai801/
Muslai801/
Mujlla801/
Mulahh801/
Mulaip801/
Mulaiz801/
Muelya801/
Mulhah801/
Mulhad801/
Mulayd801/
Moulaî801/
Moulaã801/
Meulay801/
Meulia801/
Mujlaa801/
Muhlau801/
Mulgau801/
Mulhau801/
Mhulat801/
Mulauz801/
Mmuela801/
Muelah801/
Muelea801/
Mulaad801/
Mulaut801/
Mudtla801/
Mouhla801/
Mulahy800/
Mulhea800/
Meulea800/
Mule75125,749/
Mola7590,575/
Muli7574,261/
Mila7550,143/
Mulo752,416/
Muly75485/
Mulè75345/
Mulé75144/
Móla7514/
Mulj758/
Mulí751/
Muló751/
Musella735,196/
Moullah73977/
Mullahy73577/
Mulyowa73459/
Maulaha73312/
Mullaya73267/
Mullahu73263/
Mulajje73158/
Moulias73123/
Maulias73108/
Moullas7397/
Maulaya7392/
Maullia7390/
Mullaha7379/
Mullaah7378/
Mgullah7375/
Mulyaha7372/
Muulyau7369/
Moulaud7365/
Mullatt7359/
Mouliaa7355/
Moulais7353/
Mouhlas7348/
Meuleau7344/
Maulais7341/
Mouliat7328/
Maullah7326/
Mahulay7324/
Musliaj7321/
Mahaula7320/
Mullaid7320/
Musilla7316/
Moulaya7315/
Mahulla7311/
Muillah7310/
Moutlia7310/
Muilaya739/
Muhlgay738/
Moullay738/
Maullya737/
Mouliaá737/
Moulach736/
Mulaish736/
Maulaiz736/
Mouslah735/
Maulioa735/
Mahulah735/
Mulhaus735/
Mulleea735/
Mullahs735/
Moulaha734/
Mouslia734/
Mucilla734/
Mutlash734/
Maulapp733/
Mouliah733/
Mulgaja733/
Mulioha733/
Muliaya733/
Moullia733/
Moulats732/
Muullah732/
Mulyoha732/
Mauslai732/
Mulyaya732/
Moullat732/
Moullai732/
Moulaaz732/
Moulait732/
Mouglia732/
Mucella732/
Mulaaya732/
Mullaia732/
Mutella732/
Moulaid732/
Moulaiz732/
Mulahay731/
Maulhad731/
Maullai731/
Muchhla731/
Mutylla731/
Mutlaut731/
Muslash731/
Muhlaha731/
Muliahy731/
Muliaja731/
Mullait731/
Mullaja731/
Mullash731/
Mullauy731/
Mullead731/
Mulliay731/
Maulaai731/
Maulaph731/
Moulash731/
Mouleha731/
Mouthla731/
Muliuha731/
Mullach731/
Mullahj731/
Muslasz731/
Mulaudz731/
Mauloha731/
Musliat731/
Mulllah731/
Muehlau731/
Muslhat731/
Mullias730/
Mulahey730/
Mullhay730/
Meulass730/
Molla671,319,787/
Moola6717,224/
Molya6714,696/
Mulei6714,293/
Mouly6712,993/
Maule6711,464/
Mulyo6710,810/
Milea6710,792/
Mulet679,937/
Mmola679,335/
Moela677,869/
Milia677,327/
Mouli676,788/
Molai675,818/
Moule675,698/
Mullo675,292/
Milah675,127/
Mulot675,084/
Muley674,811/
Muili674,449/
Molea674,345/
Musli673,489/
Muliy673,253/
Mulli673,084/
Mauli672,840/
Molia672,711/
Milay672,625/
Mhuli672,621/
Mulle672,603/
Miela672,207/
Mhule671,825/
Mulee671,614/
Muler671,612/
Meuli671,577/
Mulge671,566/
Muhle671,547/
Mguli671,542/
Mules671,361/
Mulod671,264/
Molay671,184/
Musle67842/
Muelo67834/
Mulit67825/
Moulj67789/
Mmila67779/
Mulej67775/
Mutle67768/
Milai67725/
Mully67686/
Mhila67681/
Moulo67592/
Muhly67540/
Muhli67480/
Mulio67455/
Mulih67437/
Mulis67417/
Mulid67366/
Mullahey67316/
Milau67313/
Mulie67269/
Maulo67239/
Muloh67235/
Mmule67229/
Mihla67214/
Molau67206/
Muuli67180/
Muyle67164/
Moloa67162/
Milaa67157/
Mgulo67151/
Mutli67145/
Molha67142/
Mulgi67142/
Mussella67141/
Meule67137/
Muule67127/
Mulos67117/
Molaj67116/
Muile67114/
Mului67109/
Mulip67108/
Mhola67103/
Muloi6794/
Mulhi6792/
Mulhe6788/
Hmila6782/
Mulop6781/
Muleh6780/
Moutella6778/
Mulyi6776/
Muleu6776/
Meuly6769/
Mhulo6758/
Mulje6758/
Moutlias6757/
Mauly6756/
Muhlhaus6755/
Molaa6749/
Muloy6745/
Milaș6742/
Mülla6738/
Mulho6736/
Meulo6736/
Mulou6732/
Musellas6728/
Muchella6727/
Mutlo6726/
Mullahaj6726/
Mgule6725/
Mulii6721/
Muloz6721/
Moulhaud6720/
Muloo6717/
Mulyoowa6717/
Muluo6716/
Mmuli6715/
Muilo6714/
Muled6711/
Muslo6710/
Muliz6710/
Muggilla677/
Maulà676/
Mulatsch676/
Muily675/
Mullé675/
Mulás675/
Mguly674/
Mujli674/
Muleş674/
Mulys674/
Mutellah674/
Mulhy673/
Mulez673/
Muluy673/
Muulo673/
Muluj673/
Mulihova672/
M'Ule672/
Milìa672/
Molaï672/
Mouleova672/
Moulé672/
Mulajjje672/
Maullaya671/
Muhlo671/
Muicella671/
Mulajová671/
Mulgo671/
Mulij671/
Mullahai671/
Mulliaux671/
Mulyahey671/
Muchilla671/
Muuly671/
Mulaishp671/
Moucella671/
Hmola671/
Mullasch671/
Miléa671/
Muylo671/
Maucilla671/
Mauleova671/
Moulyass671/
Molèa671/
Moléa671/
Muloj671/
Muliç671/
Mulleaux671/
Mulgahey671/
Mmulo671/
Mutillas671/
Muszella671/
'Mule671/
Musellah671/
Mullahat671/
Mulyd671/
Mhaulaha671/
Musleach670/
Mulhahey670/
Mullhaus670/
Mullahay670/
Mulhahie670/
Mulgahay670/

Mula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mula in the Tibetan language
མུ་ལ་mula-
Mula in the Hindi language
मूलाmula77.05
मुलाmula22.73
मुलmula0.01
मुळााmulaa0.01
मू़लाmula0.01
मुल्लाmulla0.01
ेमूलाemula0.01
भुलाbhula0.01
मुळाmula0.01
मूल्ााmulaa0.01
भूलाbhula0.01
मूलmula0.01
Mula in the Marathi language
मुलाmula69.87
मुळाmula28.56
मूलाmula0.94
मूळाmula0.42
Mula in the Oriya language
ମୁଳାmula37.9
ମୁଲାmula34.55
ମୂଳାmula19.11
ମୂଲାmula6.27
ମୁଲmula0.5
ମୁଳmula0.25
ମୂଳmula0.19
ମୂଲmula0.19
ମୁକାmuka0.06
ମାଳାmala0.06
େମାଲାemala0.06
Mula in the Russian language
Мулаmula-
Mula in the Arabic language
مولاmwla-

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