Delamy Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea
Highest density in:
Guinea

Delamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea1311:90,334825
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Delamy (15) may also be a first name.

Delamy Last Name Facts

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

Delamy is borne by more people in Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delamy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Delamy reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most numerous in Guinea, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 90,334. In Guinea Delamy is most frequent in: Kindia Region, where 89 percent reside, Nzérékoré Region, where 7 percent reside and Conakry Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Guinea Delamy occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Delamy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Delamy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Delamy surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delamy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Delamy last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delamey9228/
Deilamy928/
Delaimy927/
Delamiy922/
Delamay922/
Delamoy921/
Delaumay8697/
Delammoy862/
Delamaya861/
Delhammy860/
Delame83384/
Delami83157/
Delama83119/
Dalamy838/
Dilamy837/
Delemy833/
Delomy830/
Deylami778,268/
Daelami77575/
Delaume77369/
Delhami77327/
Delamer77322/
Deilami7787/
Delamea7741/
Delamiz7736/
Dehlami7734/
Dailamy7720/
Daylamy7712/
Delaméa7712/
Delasme779/
Deleimy778/
Deliami777/
Dilamiy776/
Dilaimy776/
Delamie775/
Deleame774/
Delaimi774/
Dallamy774/
Dalamey772/
Delames772/
Deloomy772/
Dalamay772/
Deliame772/
Delamge771/
Dhelama771/
Delaima771/
Delhame771/
Delamid771/
Delayme771/
Dejlami771/
Delasmi771/
Delhama771/
Delgami771/
Delaime770/
Delomey770/
Degliame71250/
Delhaume7176/
Delhamer7130/
Delahmet7123/
Dailamey719/
Dhaelami718/
Dailamay718/
Deelamai717/
Deliamed712/
Deilamai712/
Delamieh711/
Dilamaya711/
Deylamie711/
Deelamma711/
Dehlameh711/
Deylamii711/
Dhelaimi711/
Deilamie711/
Deilamei711/
Delameth711/
Dalami672,196/
Dilami671,324/
Dalame67667/
Dolame67315/
Delome67303/
Deleme67195/
Deloma67143/
Dilama67105/
Deallaume6727/
Dolami6717/
Deliahmed676/
Delemi672/
Delomi672/
Delaumois671/
Delôme671/
Delhammer671/
Dilamuoyi671/
Dilame671/

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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 Delamy
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