Mulua Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mulua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
India361:21,307,372304,812
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mulua (2,293) may also be a first name.

Mulua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulua (Arabic: مولوي, Hindi: मुलुआ, Russian: Мулуа) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. Mulua occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Mulua live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 155,698th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 2,293 people.

The surname Mulua is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Outside of The DR Congo Mulua is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Mulua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muilua914/
Maulua913/
Moulua911/
Muluah911/
Muluaa911/
Mutluay831,694/
Muselua8382/
Mauluah8310/
Muluhah839/
Mutelua834/
Muliuha831/
Musliua831/
Musilua831/
Mulwa8038,457/
Molua801,445/
Mulba80190/
Mulva8020/
Muluo8016/
Musiliua774/
Maulluah771/
Mulvad73597/
Muhlwa73338/
Mulvay73149/
Mulbay7367/
Mulvaj7357/
Muulwa7349/
Mulwad7327/
Muluho7321/
Mulbaa737/
Moulba734/
Moolua734/
Mulway734/
Moluha734/
Muylwa733/
Mulwah733/
Mollua733/
Mulbai732/
Moelua732/
Moulva732/
Maulva731/
Mauluo731/
Mouluo731/
Mulwat731/
Mujlva731/
Muilwa731/
Maulwa731/
Mmulwa731/
Mulwai731/
Mulvai731/
Mullwa731/
Mulvah731/
Meulwa731/
Muilewa6741/
Moulvad6727/
Mulbahy6721/
Mahulwa6721/
Mutluoz674/
Moulbai672/
Moulbay671/
Moulwou671/
Moutlwa671/
Mouluod671/
Moulbah671/
Mooluah671/
Mulvath671/
Mullvat671/
Mullbai671/
Mauluod671/
Mullway670/
Mullvay670/

Mulua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulua in the Hindi language
मुलुआmulu'a95
मुलुवाmuluva3
मुलूआmulu'a2
Mulua in the Russian language
Мулуаmulua-
Mulua in the Arabic language
مولويmwlwy-

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