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Around the globe, Mola (Mola
, Molla
, Mole
, along with others...) is a widespread predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly first name. The first name Mola is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a common masculine name, Pakistan, where it is quite a common male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Pakistan. More prevalently, Mola is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mola, Molla, Mole | Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, Pakistan |
| مولا | Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran |
| Мола | Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine |
| 莫拉 | China |
Mola is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mola Ram , the fictional character in the Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; Mole , the animated character by Zdeněk Miler, Mole; Mole Man , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Fantastic Four; Mole , the character from the segment "The Wind in the Willows" from Disney's The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and Mole , character in Dark Angel, among other works.