De-Lay Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

De-Lay Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Lay.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

De-Lay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

De-Lay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name De-Lay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name De-Lay is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of De-Lay.

How Common Is The Last Name De-Lay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of De-Lay reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England De-Lay is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Wales, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
De-La912/
de Lay83134/
De-Lys8327/
De-Las831/
De-Ley831/
de Laya7753/
de Layo773/
De-Loya773/
de Lhay771/
de Llay771/
De-Lait771/
De-Lapp771/
De-Laat771/
de Lahy770/
de La735,692/
de Ly73106/
de Laytz7118/
De-Lloyd712/
De-Louya711/
de Lahay710/
de Loa67513/
de Ley67402/
de Lai67249/
de Lia67222/
de Lau67202/
de Lat67147/
de Las67120/
de Lahaye6745/
de Lap6740/
de Loy6722/
de Lea6721/
de Luy6714/
de Lla6713/
de Laa6713/
De-Lis6710/
de Lyz675/
De-Leu672/
der La671/
De-Liz671/
de Layhtz671/
de Lahays671/
de Lye671/
de Lae671/
di Lay671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to De-Lay
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