Dilan Forename
17,515th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 53,334 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka
Dilan Forename User-submission:
Dilan means 'joy' or 'joy at weddings'. It is a Kurdish name and is most popular in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Dilan can be used for girls and boys, albeit mostly girls.
Dilan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | - | 23,607 | 1:881 | 151 |
| Turkey | 100% | 22,083 | 1:3,523 | 641 |
| India | 80% | 3,088 | 1:393,419 | 33,893 |
| Indonesia | 80% | 530 | 1:486,724 | 36,900 |
| Brazil | 100% | 428 | 1:500,552 | 16,430 |
| Sweden | 65% | 334 | 1:29,515 | 1,837 |
| Spain | 100% | 280 | 1:166,178 | 3,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| England | 95% | 218 | 1:255,059 | 6,860 |
| United States | 91% | 202 | 1:1,794,738 | 31,015 |
| Azerbaijan | 97% | 190 | 1:50,752 | 3,134 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 177 | 1:26,938 | 1,599 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 177 | 1:1,098,066 | 18,680 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 144 | 1:49,667 | 4,455 |
| Qatar | 100% | 128 | 1:18,513 | 2,768 |
| Russia | 89% | 117 | 1:1,232,767 | 9,857 |
| Colombia | 100% | 104 | 1:459,413 | 7,396 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 66 | 1:91,187 | 3,317 |
| Denmark | - | 63 | 1:89,675 | 2,695 |
| Germany | 98% | 63 | 1:1,534,569 | 10,004 |
| Zambia | - | 56 | 1:283,121 | 8,493 |
| Nepal | 76% | 55 | 1:517,952 | 14,948 |
| Panama | 100% | 55 | 1:71,028 | 4,055 |
| Iraq | - | 53 | 1:660,714 | 6,510 |
| Canada | 100% | 51 | 1:649,674 | 15,430 |
| Mexico | 90% | 49 | 1:2,533,560 | 13,588 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 46 | 1:656,563 | 16,150 |
| Australia | - | 44 | 1:310,400 | 6,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 52% | 44 | 1:403,337 | 6,566 |
| Malaysia | 82% | 43 | 1:708,138 | 27,785 |
| Albania | 100% | 38 | 1:80,173 | 6,076 |
| Iran | 100% | 28 | 1:2,803,460 | 14,627 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Taiwan | 87% | 28 | 1:848,917 | 35,704 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 26 | 1:12,236 | 1,287 |
| Netherlands | 63% | 24 | 1:704,253 | 14,544 |
| Norway | 100% | 24 | 1:213,847 | 5,267 |
| Philippines | 82% | 22 | 1:4,818,613 | 84,327 |
| Thailand | 50% | 21 | 1:3,336,467 | 74,526 |
| Belarus | 92% | 20 | 1:474,119 | 3,101 |
| South Africa | 100% | 20 | 1:2,726,632 | 72,557 |
| France | 73% | 19 | 1:3,498,439 | 16,478 |
| Georgia | 85% | 19 | 1:196,761 | 5,396 |
| Switzerland | 65% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 18 | 1:190,424 | 3,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 16 | 1:963,989 | 34,627 |
| Belgium | 100% | 14 | 1:820,717 | 10,753 |
| Italy | 98% | 14 | 1:4,361,578 | 21,991 |
| Kenya | - | 14 | 1:3,307,651 | 22,394 |
| Saint Lucia | 93% | 13 | 1:13,678 | 1,658 |
| Congo | 100% | 12 | 1:417,434 | 7,854 |
| Oman | - | 12 | 1:342,389 | 4,330 |
| Chile | 100% | 10 | 1:1,760,721 | 12,680 |
| Finland | 67% | 10 | 1:548,318 | 6,147 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Peru | 100% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 7 | 1:3,087,215 | 57,282 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 6 | 1:1,165,065 | 11,780 |
| Singapore | 100% | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 6 | 1:409,793 | 5,154 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 5 | 1:259,557 | 4,811 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Kosovo | - | 4 | 1:465,360 | 11,976 |
| Poland | 60% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Argentina | - | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Guatemala | - | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Maldives | - | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Niger | 50% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
Dilan (5,912) may also be a surname.
Dilan Forename Meaning
Dilan Forename Popularity
Dilan Demographics
Dilan Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 34 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Dilan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dilan in the Russian language | ||
| Дилан | dilan | - |
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