View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Mullah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mullah (Hindi: मुल्लाह, Marathi: मुाह, Oriya: ମୁଲା) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 2,640^th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,605 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mullah live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mullah is also the 23,057^th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 38,267 people.

The surname Mullah is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 172,838 people, or 1 in 186. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Herat, where 12 percent live, Kandahar, where 9 percent live and Helmand, where 8 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan it occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 12 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.

Mullah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mullah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mullah last name increased 7,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mullah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (79%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mullah surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mullah earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning R 268,848 per year and in United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,599 USD per year.