Mule Surname

4,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Mule Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the mule'; AS. mul, a sobriquet for an obstinate man.

Roger le Mul, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Mule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India104,4911:7,341640
Kenya7,1821:6,430865
Italy4,2781:14,2962,341
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
United States1,9671:184,27018,380
DR Congo1,8611:39,6994,899
Argentina5371:79,5976,720
France3321:200,06831,101
Nigeria3171:558,81027,182
Canada2721:135,46214,020
Indonesia2321:570,04045,647
Papua New Guinea2281:35,7624,262
Zambia2181:72,7066,288
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Uganda1491:262,00919,164
Brazil1431:1,497,02350,066
England1381:403,75427,757
Namibia1251:19,2753,407
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Solomon Islands921:6,305921
Albania721:40,4735,715
Malaysia591:499,90225,042
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Malta421:10,245640
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Angola361:749,7002,649
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Norway211:244,87126,357
Israel161:534,85239,210
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Mulè (345), Mulé (144) & Müle (1) are calculated separately.

Mule (10,286) may also be a first name.

Mule Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the mule'; AS. mul, a sobriquet for an obstinate man.

Roger le Mul, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The animal; from stubbornness of disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From German mühle, a mill.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mule Last Name Facts

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

Mule (Hindi: मूले, Marathi: मुळे, Oriya: ମୁେଲ, Russian: Муле) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mulè, Mulé or Müle. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mule? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mule is the 4,468th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,953 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Mule are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,111th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 10,286 people.

Mule is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 104,491 people, or 1 in 7,341. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent are found and Karnataka, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and Italy, where 3 percent are found.

Mule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mule has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mule last name expanded 13,113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mule Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mule surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mule last name are 12.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mule earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning €32,696 per year; in Norway they earn 14.51% less than the national average, earning 295,866 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.01% less than the national average, earning R 168,708 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.84% less than the national average, earning $19,786,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $53,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulè92345/
Mulé92144/
Müle921/
Mulei8914,293/
Maule8911,464/
Mulet899,937/
Moule895,698/
Muley894,811/
Muele892,632/
Mulle892,603/
Mhule891,825/
Mulee891,614/
Muler891,612/
Mulge891,566/
Mulea891,565/
Muhle891,547/
Mules891,361/
Musle89842/
Mulej89775/
Mutle89768/
Mulie89269/
Mmule89229/
Muyle89164/
Meule89137/
Muule89127/
Muile89114/
Mulhe8988/
Muleh8980/
Muleu8976/
Mulje8958/
Mgule8925/
Muled8911/
Muleş894/
Mulez893/
M'Ule892/
'Mule891/
Mul8621,223/
Muller80289,529/
Mullet805,047/
Mahule804,703/
Mmutle803,000/
Mulley802,357/
Mhaule802,286/
Moulet801,770/
Muylle801,674/
Mauler801,516/
Mauley801,460/
Moules801,445/
Mulles80871/
Mullie80795/
Mohule80744/
Mullee80571/
Moulie80549/
Mulieh80527/
Maulet80494/
Mouley80400/
Mulher80358/
Mulett80355/
Mautle80344/
Moulle80307/
Meulle80292/
Meuler80284/
Musler80282/
Muehle80148/
Meuley80143/
Muelee80122/
Meulet8095/
Maules8091/
Mullei8085/
Muslet8057/
Meuleu8054/
Mutlet8053/
Mouled8049/
Mouler8031/
Muhley8029/
Moulee8028/
Mutler8024/
Mutley8022/
Musley8020/
Muglie8020/
Maulle8019/
Mulech8017/
Mouleu8017/
Muslee8017/
Muthle8016/
Mullez8016/
Moulei8015/
Muilee8014/
Muiler8014/
Mullea8012/
Muille8011/
Mulleh8010/
Mujles8010/
Mulesh809/
Muslea808/
Muletz808/
Meulie808/
Muleit808/
Muiley807/
Maulei807/
Mgaule807/
Muleer806/
Mouleh806/
Moulea805/
Muttle804/
Mhulle804/
Mulled804/
Muyles804/
Muileu804/
Mulihe804/
Mutlhe804/
Mulhge803/
Muslle803/
Moutle803/
Mulets802/
Muslhe802/
Muulle802/
Mulhie802/
Méoule802/
Mauled802/
Meules802/
Mutlep802/
Mauhle801/
Maulej801/
Maulie801/
M'Mule801/
Meuhle801/
Moulej801/
Moulge801/
Muulee801/
Muslep801/
Mujlee801/
Mulleu801/
Mullge801/
Mmaule801/
Muleed801/
Mueley801/
Mausle801/
Mueleh801/
Maulez801/
Maulge801/
Moulep801/
Moulhe801/
Muelie801/
Meuleh801/
Mulije801/
Muylie801/
Mèoule801/
Mmulep801/
Mulerr801/
Muelea801/
Musled801/
Mulhea800/
Muloey800/
Mulehy800/
Mulhey800/
Muyler800/
Mouyle800/
Meulea800/
Muli7574,261/
Mula7561,832/
Mole7528,447/
Maul7520,089/
Mull7514,155/
Mile7510,990/
Muhl754,320/
Moul753,218/
Meul75964/
Muld75730/
Muly75485/
Mult75306/
Muil75244/
Mutl75224/
Muyl75146/
Mulh75118/
Muul7599/
Musl7561/
Mulj758/
Mgul756/
Mulá754/
Mhul753/
Mujl753/
Mulp751/
Mulä751/
Mulí751/
Mullett735,820/
Mousley731,683/
Moullet731,129/
Mauller73542/
Meuller73384/
Mousleh73245/
Muthler73240/
Muselle73226/
Mulajje73158/
Mahaule73154/
Mutelle73114/
Muiller7354/
Musille7339/
Maullet7327/
Mausler7321/
Mahuley7316/
Mouller7316/
Muttley7314/
Maulesh7314/
Mulleth7313/
Mausley7312/
Mullher7312/
Mousler7310/
Mulller739/
Mulleea735/
Mullerr734/
Moulett734/
Muilher734/
Muttlep734/
Muileey734/
Mulleer733/
Muuller733/
Mouleer732/
Muttler732/
Muhleis732/
Muisley731/
Mmuller731/
Meuhler731/
Moulejh731/
Moulhie731/
Moutler731/
Muthled731/
Muillet731/
Mulheer731/
Mullead731/
Mulleey731/
Mullets731/
Moulley731/
M'Houle731/
Mouleha731/
Moulets731/
Mouleuh731/
Mulujje731/
Muilles731/
Mulleit731/
Mullles731/
Muslehj731/
Méoulet731/
Mouslle731/
Moujles731/
Meullet731/
Mahulie731/
Moulles731/
Muutlep731/
Mucille731/
Moutlej731/
Mouslhe731/
Muylher731/
Musleih731/
Muslesr731/
Meusley730/
Mauless730/
Mulahey730/
Moulees730/
Mautler730/
Musller730/
Mullech730/
Maulley730/
Muehley730/
Mouhley730/
Mulless730/
Mautley730/
Meusler730/
Muhlher730/
Mulla67290,764/
Mulya6724,306/
Maula6722,770/
Mulia6719,145/
Miele6716,218/
Moula6716,028/
Mhula6714,998/
Miley6714,886/
Mouly6712,993/
Muila6712,158/
Molle6711,401/
Musil6711,295/
Mulyo6710,810/
Milea6710,792/
Mould6710,402/
Mulaj677,795/
Mouli676,788/
Mulay674,581/
Muili674,449/
Molea674,345/
Mmole673,581/
Musli673,489/
Muliy673,253/
Mulli673,084/
Mauli672,840/
Mhuli672,621/
Mühle672,541/
Mutel672,247/
Maull671,596/
Meuli671,577/
Mguli671,542/
Moole671,490/
Mulaa671,343/
Mulai671,137/
Mugli67931/
Musel67860/
Moley67848/
Mulit67825/
Moulj67789/
Mully67686/
Mmile67681/
Molee67638/
Moele67615/
Muhly67540/
Mhile67508/
Muhli67480/
Mulio67455/
Milhe67445/
Mulih67437/
Milei67419/
Mulis67417/
Molie67387/
Mhole67373/
Mulid67366/
Mahul67349/
Mullahey67316/
Mueli67287/
Mileu67227/
Mmula67215/
Mauld67191/
Muuli67180/
Milie67178/
Meula67177/
Mucel67170/
Mileh67155/
Mohul67147/
Mutli67145/
'Mole67144/
Mulgi67142/
Moull67137/
Mihle67122/
Musyl67120/
Molei67110/
Mauleová67109/
Mului67109/
Mulip67108/
Mouleová67105/
Musselle67102/
'Mile6799/
Mutil6798/
Mülle6796/
Muloi6794/
Mulhi6792/
Mulyi6776/
Mutyl6773/
Meuly6769/
Muloa6769/
Mauly6756/
Muloy6745/
Muhyl6745/
Molhe6741/
Milee6741/
Molej6739/
Muşel6736/
Mauhl6725/
Mulii6721/
Mujla6720/
Mullesch6719/
Muill6718/
Muhlherr6716/
Mmuli6715/
Muchelle6711/
Mucil6711/
Hmile6710/
Muliz6710/
Muhll679/
Mußil678/
Muily675/
Muchille675/
Mullé675/
Mguly674/
Mujli674/
Mhoul674/
Mouslech674/
Maulė674/
'Mula674/
Mulys674/
Mulhy673/
Muluy673/
Mouselle673/
Muluj673/
Mouël673/
Mgoul673/
Mauselle672/
Mullh672/
Mulph672/
Mauul672/
Maulh672/
Muttl672/
Muyla672/
Mouleova672/
Moulé672/
Mulajjje672/
Muslh672/
Mauhleid671/
Moullett671/
Mutthler671/
Muull671/
Musellee671/
Muild671/
Mulhs671/
Mulij671/
Mulyahey671/
Mmull671/
Muuly671/
Mauleova671/
Mausl671/
M'Gaulle671/
Moutelle671/
Mouyl671/
Mousl671/
Mouslihe671/
Meull671/
Muloj671/
Muliç671/
Mulgahey671/
Mullt671/
Mušel671/
Musilleh671/
Műler671/
Mousllei671/
Mulyd671/
Muteller671/
Mulletts670/
Muscelle670/
Musleach670/
Mulhahey670/
Muihl670/
Museller670/
Muilt670/
Meusller670/
Mulhahie670/
Meuld670/

Mule Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mule in the Marathi language
मुळेmule94.79
मूळेmule4.28
मुलेmule0.61
मुऴेmule0.08
मूलेmule0.03
मुळेेmulee0.02
मुळॆmule0.02
मुलेेmulee0.01
मुुळेmuule0.01
मुळmula0.01
मुूळेmuule0.01
मौलेmaule0
मुंळेmunle0
माुलेmaule0
मूऴेmule0
मुलmula0
मूळेेmulee0
मूुळेmuule0
मुळे़mule0
़मुळेmule0
Mule in the Hindi language
मूलेmule89.94
मुलेmule9.61
मूलmula0.45
Mule in the Oriya language
ମୁେଲmuela59.91
ମୁେଳmuela17.92
ମୂେଲmuela15.57
ମୂେଳmuela6.13
ସୁେଲsuela0.47
Mule in the Russian language
Мулеmule-

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