Mula Surname
Approximately 61,832 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20,214 | 1:37,947 | 2,698 |
| Mozambique | 19,157 | 1:1,423 | 347 |
| Philippines | 3,290 | 1:30,771 | 4,462 |
| Spain | 2,911 | 1:16,060 | 1,830 |
| Israel | 2,380 | 1:3,596 | 494 |
| DR Congo | 1,279 | 1:57,764 | 6,911 |
| Indonesia | 1,263 | 1:104,710 | 10,755 |
| Italy | 1,169 | 1:52,315 | 9,408 |
| Kenya | 1,037 | 1:44,532 | 4,613 |
| Pakistan | 985 | 1:181,364 | 4,588 |
| United States | 798 | 1:454,209 | 38,852 |
| France | 747 | 1:88,919 | 12,746 |
| Nepal | 596 | 1:47,787 | 1,459 |
| Thailand | 566 | 1:124,803 | 18,827 |
| Nigeria | 551 | 1:321,493 | 17,667 |
| South Africa | 475 | 1:114,058 | 13,683 |
| Papua New Guinea | 416 | 1:19,600 | 2,020 |
| Kosovo | 388 | 1:4,799 | 822 |
| Ukraine | 342 | 1:133,107 | 18,751 |
| Malaysia | 297 | 1:99,307 | 6,824 |
| Uganda | 260 | 1:150,151 | 13,303 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Poland | 229 | 1:165,977 | 23,178 |
| Australia | 228 | 1:118,402 | 13,082 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Turkey | 184 | 1:422,943 | 25,283 |
| Zambia | 181 | 1:87,569 | 7,272 |
| Argentina | 148 | 1:288,807 | 23,114 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| Malta | 96 | 1:4,482 | 309 |
| Albania | 90 | 1:32,378 | 4,943 |
| Croatia | 84 | 1:50,341 | 9,673 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Brazil | 78 | 1:2,744,543 | 81,769 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Tanzania | 66 | 1:802,146 | 42,626 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | 1:15,676 | 2,975 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 1:300,210 | 16,548 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
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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Average Mula Salary in
United States
$51,498 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mula (Arabic: مولا, Hindi: मूला, Marathi: मुला, Oriya: ମୁଳା, Russian: Мула, Tibetan: མུ་ལ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Mulà, Mulá or Mulä. For other potential spellings of Mula click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mula? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mula is the 9,168th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 117,860 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Mula are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mula is also the 16,392nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 57,617 people.
Mula is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 20,214 people, or 1 in 37,947. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 34 percent reside, Gujarat, where 27 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent reside. Other than India Mula occurs in 100 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 31 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.
Mula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya, Muslim (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Mula surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.84% being registered to vote for the 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
Mula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mula in the Tibetan language | ||
| མུ་ལ་ | mula | - |
| Mula in the Hindi language | ||
| मूला | mula | 77.05 |
| मुला | mula | 22.73 |
| मुल | mula | 0.01 |
| मुळाा | mulaa | 0.01 |
| मू़ला | mula | 0.01 |
| मुल्ला | mulla | 0.01 |
| ेमूला | emula | 0.01 |
| भुला | bhula | 0.01 |
| मुळा | mula | 0.01 |
| मूल्ाा | mulaa | 0.01 |
| भूला | bhula | 0.01 |
| मूल | mula | 0.01 |
| Mula in the Marathi language | ||
| मुला | mula | 69.87 |
| मुळा | mula | 28.56 |
| मूला | mula | 0.94 |
| मूळा | mula | 0.42 |
| Mula in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁଳା | mula | 37.9 |
| ମୁଲା | mula | 34.55 |
| ମୂଳା | mula | 19.11 |
| ମୂଲା | mula | 6.27 |
| ମୁଲ | mula | 0.5 |
| ମୁଳ | mula | 0.25 |
| ମୂଳ | mula | 0.19 |
| ମୂଲ | mula | 0.19 |
| ମୁକା | muka | 0.06 |
| ମାଳା | mala | 0.06 |
| େମାଲା | emala | 0.06 |
| Mula in the Russian language | ||
| Мула | mula | - |
| Mula in the Arabic language | ||
| مولا | mwla | - |
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