View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Mülla or Múllá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulla? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mulla is the 1,886^th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 25,063 people. Mulla occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Mulla are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mulla is also the 27,850^th most numerous forename globally It is held by 30,053 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 216,432 people, or 1 in 3,544. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 47 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 43 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 97 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 11 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Mulla Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mulla has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mulla last name rose 108,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 22,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mulla Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mulla last name are 14.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.26% being registered with the 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.