Mulu Surname

1,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia510,4651:19115
Kenya4,1511:11,1251,402
Papua New Guinea6981:11,6821,059
Indonesia5671:233,24421,562
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Zambia3241:48,9204,638
Uganda2771:140,93612,711
India2071:3,705,630103,250
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Solomon Islands561:10,3581,805
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Israel381:225,20121,188
Liberia241:183,68912,460
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Mulu (95,313) may also be a first name.

Mulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulu (Arabic: مولو, Hindi: मुलू, Marathi: मुलू, Oriya: ମୁଲୁ) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,034th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,076 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,637th most common given name internationally, borne by 95,313 people.

The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 510,465 people, or 1 in 191. Without taking into account Ethiopia it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Mulu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mulu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Mulu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.68% less than the national average, earning $35,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutlu89119,696/
Mullu8914,152/
Muslu8913,896/
Muluh894,617/
Muelu893,303/
Muilu892,340/
Muğlu891,222/
Mulud89869/
Maulu89793/
Mgulu89698/
Mulau89543/
Mulus89335/
Mulut89262/
Muluu89234/
Muliu89181/
Mulgu89153/
Moulu89115/
Mului89109/
Mulup89101/
Mulyu89101/
Muleu8976/
Muulu8965/
Meulu8933/
Mulou8932/
Mhulu899/
Muhlu895/
Muluy893/
Muluj893/
Mulhu891/
Mmulu891/
Musliu805,874/
Maulud801,224/
Moulou80715/
Mahulu80285/
Mutluç80228/
Maullu80130/
Moulut80116/
Maulau8084/
Mhuulu8063/
Mohulu8057/
Meuleu8054/
Maulus8045/
Maulut8038/
Mulahu8036/
Moulud8034/
Mulluh8022/
Muiliu8021/
Mouleu8017/
Mutlus8016/
Maulou8014/
Mgullu8013/
Mulhui8012/
Muliau8010/
Muloud808/
Mouluh808/
Mullau807/
Mulius806/
Mulyup805/
Musleu805/
Meulud805/
Muttlu804/
Mullut804/
Muileu804/
Mouliu804/
Mulluy803/
Muilyu803/
Musllu803/
Moulau803/
Muullu802/
Mulhus802/
Muslui802/
Mulyau802/
Moullu801/
Muuluu801/
Mulleu801/
Mullui801/
Mullus801/
Mulluu801/
Mulult801/
Meulus801/
Muluis801/
Maulhu801/
Muluhy801/
Mulyuu801/
Muhlau801/
Mulgau801/
Mulhau801/
Mullud801/
Mulauz801/
Mulaut801/
Muulud801/
Mauliu801/
Maulup801/
Moulux800/
Muluch800/
Molu758,482/
Milu756,915/
Muló751/
Mouloud7313,516/
Mullahu73263/
Moullou73162/
Mauloud73105/
Muulyau7369/
Moulaud7365/
Maulius7342/
Mouleux7322/
Mouslou7322/
Moulius7320/
Meuloud7319/
Moulouh7315/
Mulhaus735/
Moulout734/
Moutlou734/
Mutellu732/
Mouliud732/
Musillu732/
Mouloux732/
Maulliu732/
Mauluss731/
Moulgou731/
Mutlaut731/
Muiloud731/
Moulous731/
Maulous731/
Mauleus731/
Mouleuh731/
Moulhou731/
Meuleue731/
Muluich731/
Mulujje731/
Muliuha731/
Mulaudz731/
Moulouj731/
Muehlau731/
Maullud731/
Mulluis730/
Mulhous730/
Mullius730/
Mhilu672,854/
Mollu67762/
Mielu67279/
Mholu67110/
Muhlhaus6755/
Miluț6751/
Muloe6750/
Moğlu6748/
Mulho6736/
Milui6728/
Miluy6724/
Miluu6721/
Moulhaud6720/
Moulloud6718/
Miluh6717/
Muloo6717/
Moolu6714/
Moullout6711/
Musilliu678/
Muttellu677/
Moelu676/
Musilllu673/
Molui673/
Mousloud672/
Muchellu671/
Mulliaux671/
Mmouloud671/
Mouloutt671/
Moluj671/
Mulloush671/
Musillyu671/
Mulhuish670/
Mulluish670/
Mullhaus670/

Mulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulu in the Oriya language
ମୁଲୁmulu90.57
ମୁଳୁmulu7.55
ମଲୁmalu1.89
Mulu in the Hindi language
मुलूmulu88.13
मूलूmulu6.34
मुलुmulu4.29
मूलुmulu0.09
मुल्ूmulu0.09
Mulu in the Marathi language
मुलूmulu49.81
मुलुmulu38.37
मुळूmulu4.07
मूलूmulu3.68
मुळुmulu2.52
मूळूmulu0.78
मूळुmulu0.19
मूलुmulu0.19
Mulu in the Arabic language
مولوmwlw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mulu
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