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    The surname Mulla

    An Arabic surname, carried by 592 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M400

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mulla is more common than 76.8% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic ملا (mullā, “mullah”). This surname is predominantly found in India.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 592 people named Mulla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 521,530 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 373.

    #37,591
    rank among US surnames
    592
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +58.7%
    change since 2000 (was #52,289)

    Who is named Mulla

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    46% of people named Mulla identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 46%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 45%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mulla

    Mulla has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mulla come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic ملا (mullā, “mullah”). This surname is predominantly found in India.
    How common is the surname Mulla?
    592 people in the United States had the surname Mulla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 521,530 Americans. It ranked 37,591st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mulla?
    In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Mulla identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Mulla getting more or less common?
    More common. 373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 592 in 2010, up 59%.