Del Surname

51,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Del Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Del Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7341:76,5658,768
Iran9841:78,0318,007
Taiwan7571:30,971408
Indonesia5451:242,65922,279
Germany4331:185,92521,647
Cuba3271:35,2381,676
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1711:388,43757,373
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Czechia991:107,40917,673
Ukraine911:500,24957,402
Mexico711:1,748,25617,580
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Canada601:614,09350,489
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Afghanistan551:584,6036,939
Australia431:627,80744,139
Turkey431:1,809,80165,502
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Panama391:100,3143,825
Jordan361:245,62310,225
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
England301:1,857,26974,552
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Cambodia191:815,1135,006
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
South Sudan161:713,442947
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Finland81:687,08836,047
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
China61:227,886,92811,701
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Dél (53) & Dèl (1) are calculated separately.

Del (47,741) may also be a first name.

Del Last Name Facts

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

The last name Del (Arabic: دىل, Bengali: দেল, Hindi: डेल, Marathi: डेल, Oriya: େଦଲ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Dél or Dèl. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Del? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,536th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 732,785 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Del live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Del is also the 19,219th most common given name world-wide It is held by 47,741 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4,734 people, or 1 in 76,565. In The United States Del is primarily found in: California, where 41 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 109 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent are found and Taiwan, where 8 percent are found.

Del Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Del has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 36,415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Del Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Del surname are 18.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.64% registered with the party.

The amount Del earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,233 per year; in United States they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning $38,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $48,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dél8953/
Dèl891/
Dell8637,460/
Diel8611,690/
Delp867,548/
Duel866,645/
Dael866,314/
Deel865,705/
Doel863,298/
Dehl861,041/
Deul86515/
Delt86239/
Desl86102/
Dhel8667/
Delh8649/
Deld8622/
D'El8615/
Ddel863/
Hdel862/
Delĺ862/
Delľ862/
Ådel861/
Tdel861/
Dl80755/
Diehl7555,114/
Duell754,435/
Delph753,314/
Doell752,508/
Diell75159/
Doehl75125/
Dheel75111/
Deell7597/
Dhael7573/
Degli7544/
Deull7543/
Dhiel7536/
Deehl7530/
Daell7526/
Dhell7518/
Ådell7513/
Duehl755/
Deuhl754/
Gydel754/
Hdeel753/
Tdiel752/
Deelp752/
Delll751/
Deltt751/
Dhoel751/
Dhesl751/
Dhdel751/
Deldh751/
Hdiel750/
D'ell750/
Dil6744,735/
Dyl674,079/
Delova671,590/
Dlt671,294/
Döl67457/
Hådell67103/
Dhl6773/
Dld6729/
Gydell6723/
Dlp6718/
Ddl6712/
Tdl6710/
Hdl679/
Deheld678/
Dll678/
Dlh677/
Dehelt676/
D'Helt674/
Díl672/
De'ell672/
Deglih672/
Deglil671/
Dhoell671/
De'ele671/
Dėdelė671/
Delowa671/
Dhehel671/

Del Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Del in the Bengali language
দেলdela-
Del in the Hindi language
डेलdela63.89
देलdela33.33
डेल्फीdelphi2.78
Del in the Marathi language
डेलdela63.46
देलdela36.54
Del in the Oriya language
େଦଲedala47.06
େଡଲedala29.41
େଡଳedala9.8
େଦଳedala9.8
Del in the Arabic language
دىلdyl-
ديلdyl-
دلdl-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Del
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