Mulala Surname

64,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mulala Surname Definition:

Mulala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: door.

Mulala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,5221:3,505441
DR Congo2,7911:26,4713,321
Uganda2191:178,26214,925
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Namibia671:35,9615,106
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
India161:47,941,586492,263
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mulala (1,050) may also be a first name.

Mulala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: door.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulala Last Name Facts

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

Mulala (Georgian: მულალა, Hindi: मुलाला, Marathi: मूलला) is most common in Zambia. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,164th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 934,181 people. The last name Mulala is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulala live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mulala is also the 247,112th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,050 people.

The surname Mulala is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 4,522 people, or 1 in 3,505. In Zambia Mulala is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 20 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Zambia it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Mulala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mulala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.34% less than the national average, earning R 210,684 per year and in United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulgala92895/
Mulaila92271/
Mulalya92168/
Mulalat9275/
Mulaala9235/
Moulala9225/
Mulyala9223/
Muhlala9223/
Mulaula9218/
Maulala9210/
Mullala929/
Mulalah927/
Mutlala926/
Mulalla925/
Mulalap925/
Mulalea924/
Mulalad923/
Mulalaa921/
Mulal'a921/
Mulalai921/
Mulalay921/
Mulayla921/
Mulyalya86267/
Mulialia8618/
Muhlahla8613/
Mullgala868/
Moulaila866/
Mulgalla864/
Mulailah864/
Mulgaala863/
Mulalaya863/
Mulallay862/
Moulalai861/
Mutlyala861/
Mulaulau861/
Mullalat861/
Mullalla861/
Mullyala861/
Mulyalla861/
M'Mulala861/
Moulalla861/
Mullalia861/
Mautlala861/
Mutlhala861/
Mulaaila861/
Mulalahy860/
Milala834,876/
Mulela834,215/
Molala833,529/
Mulola831,698/
Mulali83960/
Mulale83398/
Mulalo83192/
Mulaly837/
Mullgalla808/
Maulaulya807/
Mullallay801/
Moulali772,760/
Mullaly772,199/
Mulauli77667/
Muluila77524/
Muğlali77258/
Mulally77217/
Moulela77185/
Mulalee77179/
Mollala77113/
Maulali7770/
Mullali7767/
Mullela7747/
Mullola7732/
Molalla7727/
Moliala7719/
Muliali7714/
Maulela7714/
Mulaili7710/
Mulolla779/
Molalai778/
Mulalit777/
Mulaliy777/
Mulaler776/
Mulalli776/
Moleala775/
Mulgola774/
Moulaly774/
Maulalo774/
Mulaali774/
Mulalet774/
Miliala773/
Molalya773/
Mulaalo773/
Muleila772/
Milaila772/
Molyala772/
Meulela772/
Muleela772/
Maulale771/
Moulalo771/
Mulatle771/
Mulhalo771/
Mmulela771/
Muleale771/
Molalah771/
Moulale771/
Milalah771/
Milalla771/
Milhala771/
Muloela771/
Mulolaa771/
Mulaliz771/
Mulialy771/
Muslali771/
Mulyali771/
Muhlale771/
Molaloa771/
Muhlali771/
Muslale771/
Mulhale770/
Muloola770/
Mulaley770/
Mulhaly770/
Maulaullah751/
Mullally714,100/
Mullauli71641/
Mullalli71639/
Mullaley71362/
Mullaali71250/
Maullale7199/
Mulalley7193/
Muhlauli7161/
Mulgolla7132/
Moulalis7129/
Milaliah7128/
Mauliola7127/
Moullali7122/
Mulhalis7113/
Moulaali7112/
Moulalou7112/
Mullaela7111/
Maulaali7110/
Muhlaule719/
Muhlahlo718/
Mullaili717/
Mulhalli714/
Moulalli714/
Mullales714/
Maulalli713/
Mollaala713/
Mollalla713/
Moulalee713/
Mullgali713/
Mulially712/
Maulalee712/
Maullali712/
Mulatlet712/
Mahulela712/
Mahulali711/
Moulalii711/
Moutlale711/
Muhlahle711/
Muhlahli711/
Muhlaulo711/
Mullaily711/
Mullaloy711/
Moujlale711/
Mielyala711/
Maullela711/
Moulaley711/
Mouleila711/
Milealea711/
Mollalia711/
Muluilay711/
Mullahli711/
Mullahly711/
Muliauli711/
Muslaslo711/
Mmolaloa711/
Mulaalee711/
Mulaleee711/
Mullhale710/
Mulealey710/
Mullalle710/
Mullalhy710/
Mulhaley710/
Molale678,326/
Mulolo676,497/
Mulatillo671,452/
Mulole671,078/
Muloli67835/
Molali67429/
Molalo67198/
Milalo6786/
Mulelo6762/
Mullalley6727/
Moulatlet6721/
Moullaali6711/
Moulalouh674/
Maullaali672/
Mollaalia672/
Maulahali671/
Mulhollad671/
Mulhollas671/
Mullaalee671/
Mullahali671/
Mollaulla671/
Hmullaley671/
Mulhahali671/
Molaly671/
Mulhaller670/

Mulala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulala in the Georgian language
მულალაmulala-
Mulala in the Hindi language
मुलालाmulala-
Mulala in the Marathi language
मूललाmulala36.36
मुळळाmulala36.36
मुललाmulala18.18
मूलालाmulala9.09

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