Delah Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Delah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 84 | 1:101,877 | 11,676 |
| Mauritania | 35 | 1:116,996 | 6,922 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Delah (836) may also be a first name.
Delah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Delah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Delah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻻﻩ, Oriya: େଦଲହ) occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Delah.
How Common Is The Last Name Delah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,194,481st most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Delah reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 282,418th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 836 people.
This surname is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 101,877. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Tel Aviv District, where 49 percent are found, Central District, where 27 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Israel Delah occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
Delah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Delah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delah surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Delah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Delah in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଲହ | edalaha | 97.41 |
| Delah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻻﻩ | dlah | 83.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻻﻩ | aldlah | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Delah
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