Mulla Surname
Approximately 290,764 people bear this surname
Mulla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 216,432 | 1:3,544 | 334 |
| Afghanistan | 30,973 | 1:1,038 | 127 |
| Iran | 9,419 | 1:8,152 | 1,122 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,149 | 1:3,786 | 513 |
| Bangladesh | 5,587 | 1:28,523 | 1,865 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,611 | 1:3,509 | 436 |
| England | 2,169 | 1:25,688 | 3,513 |
| Kuwait | 2,083 | 1:1,825 | 222 |
| Iraq | 1,404 | 1:24,944 | 1,321 |
| Albania | 1,000 | 1:2,914 | 523 |
| Syria | 859 | 1:22,469 | 1,614 |
| Bahrain | 705 | 1:1,913 | 283 |
| United States | 662 | 1:547,521 | 45,313 |
| Qatar | 652 | 1:3,617 | 362 |
| South Africa | 542 | 1:99,959 | 12,125 |
| Oman | 526 | 1:7,011 | 988 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Lebanon | 392 | 1:14,380 | 1,990 |
| Turkey | 296 | 1:262,910 | 17,940 |
| Pakistan | 290 | 1:616,013 | 9,722 |
| Zambia | 257 | 1:61,673 | 5,555 |
| Tanzania | 251 | 1:210,923 | 17,752 |
| Indonesia | 251 | 1:526,889 | 42,751 |
| Canada | 240 | 1:153,523 | 15,602 |
| Ecuador | 219 | 1:72,629 | 5,491 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Philippines | 185 | 1:547,234 | 61,910 |
| Greece | 178 | 1:62,246 | 10,420 |
| Northern Cyprus | 133 | 1:2,399 | 316 |
| Kosovo | 112 | 1:16,624 | 2,123 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Guyana | 23 | 1:33,140 | 3,492 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Nepal | 17 | 1:1,675,350 | 7,547 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Mülla (38) & Múllá (1) are calculated separately.
Mulla (30,053) may also be a first name.
Mulla Demographics
Average Mulla Salary in
United States
$45,828 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mulla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mulla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mulla (Arabic: لملا, Bengali: মোল্লা, Hindi: मुल्ला, Marathi: मौला, Oriya: ମୁଲା, Russian: Мулла) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mülla or Múllá. For other possible spellings of Mulla click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mulla? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,886th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Mulla reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mulla is also the 27,850th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 30,053 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 216,432 people, or 1 in 3,544. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 47 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 43 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 97 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 11 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.
Mulla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mulla has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mulla last name grew 108,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 22,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mulla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Mulla surname are 14.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.26% registered with the political party.
The amount Mulla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.29% less than the national average, earning 206,648 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning R 283,404 per year; in United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning $43,060 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mulla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mulla in the Bengali language | ||
| মোল্লা | molla | - |
| Mulla in the Hindi language | ||
| मुल्ला | mulla | 96.07 |
| मूल्ला | mulla | 2.27 |
| मुलला | mulala | 0.72 |
| मूला | mula | 0.48 |
| मुल्ल | mulla | 0.28 |
| मुल्हा | mul'ha | 0.04 |
| मुल्ल्ला | mullla | 0.04 |
| मूलला | mulala | 0.04 |
| मुला | mula | 0.04 |
| Mulla in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁଲା | mula | 93 |
| ମୂଲା | mula | 2 |
| ମୁଳା | mula | 2 |
| Mulla in the Marathi language | ||
| मौला | maula | 38.82 |
| मुान | muana | 15.72 |
| मौलाली | maulali | 7.95 |
| मुार | muara | 5.36 |
| मुाक | muaka | 4.73 |
| मुाम | muama | 3.49 |
| मौलाना | maulana | 3.15 |
| हमुलाल | hamulala | 3.15 |
| मुला | mula | 2.72 |
| मुलला | mulala | 1.48 |
| मुाब | muaba | 1.21 |
| मुलका | mulaka | 1.14 |
| मुाद | muada | 1.07 |
| ुलाल | ulala | 0.2 |
| मुलन | mulana | 0.2 |
| मुलाला | mulala | 0.13 |
| मुळवा | mulava | 0.13 |
| मुलाल | mulala | 0.13 |
| मौल | maula | 0.13 |
| मुळळा | mulala | 0.13 |
| मुळे | mule | 0.07 |
| मुलक | mulaka | 0.07 |
| मुलाक | mulaka | 0.07 |
| मुाअ | mua'a | 0.07 |
| मूळला | mulala | 0.07 |
| मुलाअ | mula'a | 0.07 |
| मुल्ल | mulla | 0.07 |
| मुल | mula | 0.03 |
| Mulla in the Russian language | ||
| Мулла | mulla | - |
| Mulla in the Arabic language | ||
| لملا | lmla | - |
| ملآ | mla | - |
| مّلا | mla | - |
| مُلا | mula | - |
| ملاّ | mla | - |
| ملاء | mla | - |
| ملا | mla | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mulla
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