Mule Surname
Approximately 125,749 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 104,491 | 1:7,341 | 640 |
| Kenya | 7,182 | 1:6,430 | 865 |
| Italy | 4,278 | 1:14,296 | 2,341 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| United States | 1,967 | 1:184,270 | 18,380 |
| DR Congo | 1,861 | 1:39,699 | 4,899 |
| Argentina | 537 | 1:79,597 | 6,720 |
| France | 332 | 1:200,068 | 31,101 |
| Nigeria | 317 | 1:558,810 | 27,182 |
| Canada | 272 | 1:135,462 | 14,020 |
| Indonesia | 232 | 1:570,040 | 45,647 |
| Papua New Guinea | 228 | 1:35,762 | 4,262 |
| Zambia | 218 | 1:72,706 | 6,288 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Uganda | 149 | 1:262,009 | 19,164 |
| Brazil | 143 | 1:1,497,023 | 50,066 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Namibia | 125 | 1:19,275 | 3,407 |
| Germany | 110 | 1:731,868 | 55,248 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Solomon Islands | 92 | 1:6,305 | 921 |
| Albania | 72 | 1:40,473 | 5,715 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| Malta | 42 | 1:10,245 | 640 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
The animal; from stubbornness of disposition.
From German mühle, a mill.
Mule Demographics
Mule Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mule Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mule Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mule (Hindi: मूले, Marathi: मुळे, Oriya: ମୁେଲ, Russian: Муле) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Mulè, Mulé or Müle. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mule? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,468th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 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 used forename worldwide. It is borne by 10,286 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 104,491 people, or 1 in 7,341. In India Mule is most common in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 81 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.
Mule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mule has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 13,113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mule Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mule surname are 12.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.56% registered to vote for 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
Mule Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mule in the Marathi language | ||
| मुळे | mule | 94.79 |
| मूळे | mule | 4.28 |
| मुले | mule | 0.61 |
| मुऴे | mule | 0.08 |
| मूले | mule | 0.03 |
| मुळेे | mulee | 0.02 |
| मुळॆ | mule | 0.02 |
| मुलेे | mulee | 0.01 |
| मुुळे | muule | 0.01 |
| मुळ | mula | 0.01 |
| मुूळे | muule | 0.01 |
| मौले | maule | 0 |
| मुंळे | munle | 0 |
| माुले | maule | 0 |
| मूऴे | mule | 0 |
| मुल | mula | 0 |
| मूळेे | mulee | 0 |
| मूुळे | muule | 0 |
| मुळे़ | mule | 0 |
| ़मुळे | mule | 0 |
| Mule in the Hindi language | ||
| मूले | mule | 89.94 |
| मुले | mule | 9.61 |
| मूल | mula | 0.45 |
| Mule in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁେଲ | muela | 59.91 |
| ମୁେଳ | muela | 17.92 |
| ମୂେଲ | muela | 15.57 |
| ମୂେଳ | muela | 6.13 |
| ସୁେଲ | suela | 0.47 |
| Mule in the Russian language | ||
| Муле | mule | - |
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