De-Lima Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

De-Lima Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Lima.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

De-Lima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

De-Lima Last Name Facts

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

De-Lima is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

De-Lima is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of De-Lima live; 24 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

De-Lima Last Name Statistics demography

De-Lima earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 125.19% more than the national average, earning $97,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
De-Llima933/
de Lima861,234,060/
de Limas80836/
de Liema8012/
de Llima807/
de Limaa806/
de Limma805/
de Lioma803/
de Liuma802/
der Lima801/
de Loima801/
de Leima801/
de Limay801/
de Limat801/
da Lima71339/
de Lema71240/
di Lima7172/
de Luma7147/
de Lime7114/
de Limo7110/
de Limé717/
de Limi712/
de Lyma712/
de Limos67110/
de Lieme6713/
da Liema672/
de Lesma672/
De-Lemos672/
de Lemas672/
de Limes671/

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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-Lima
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