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Throughout the world, Mulla (Molla , Mulla , Mullah ) is a widespread largely male, but seldom feminine forename. The first name Mulla is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Oman, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but seldom feminine name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Ethiopia, India, and Bangladesh. More frequently, Mulla is the last name as well as the forename.
Mulla is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mullah Do Piaza and ملا پیاز .