Dalway Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dalway Surname Definition:

The Irish family migrated from Devonshire in 1573, under Walter, earl of Essex, B.L.G.

Dalway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Dalway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Irish family migrated from Devonshire in 1573, under Walter, earl of Essex, B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dalway Last Name Facts

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

Dalway occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dalway is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Dalway reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dalway is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Dalway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dalway surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dalway earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.48% more than the national average, earning R 393,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dallway920/
Dalwy9143/
Dalwa9132/
Dalwai833,072/
Dalbay83540/
Dhalwa8313/
Dalvay837/
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Dolway835/
Dalwey834/
Daalwa831/
Dailwa831/
Dalvayi77609/
Dalluay77300/
Daulbay7731/
Dalvaya7714/
Dhalwah775/
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Dollway772/
Dahlwad771/
Daluhay771/
Dalwaji771/
Dalvaye771/
Dhalwat771/
Dolways770/
Dalby7310,061/
Dalua733,167/
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Dalva73792/
Dalwi73245/
Dalwe7374/
Dalvy7352/
Dolwy7315/
Dolwa736/
Dhalvayi718/
Dalwiyah712/
Dhalvaya711/
Dealba674,786/
Dalbey671,522/
D'Alba671,295/
Dalvai671,091/
Dahlby67670/
Daulby67598/
Dalbah67526/
Doluay67484/
Dalboy67333/
Dolwoy67265/
Dealva67265/
Dalbai67137/
D'Alva67126/
Daluas67109/
Dalbea6756/
Dalvey6754/
Delvay6728/
Dolwey6724/
Daliua6721/
Dalvat6720/
Dhalua6714/
Dalvyi6713/
Dalwér6711/
Daslva678/
Dalbuy678/
Dalhwi677/
Dallva677/
Dalvad677/
D'Alby677/
Dailva676/
Daluha676/
Dalvas676/
Dalwet675/
Dallua675/
Dalwie675/
Dealby674/
Dalvoy674/
Dalwee674/
Dallby673/
Dolbay673/
Dalhby673/
Dhalwi672/
Dalvys672/
Doulwa672/
Dalhwe672/
Daluat671/
Dalviy671/
Daluap671/
Dalbaa671/
Dahlwi671/
Dolwai671/
Dholwa671/
Dailby670/

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