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

The last name Delamy occurs in Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delamy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Delamy are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Mande Africa. Delamy is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Guinea, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 90,334. In Guinea it is most numerous in: Kindia Region, where 89 percent live, Nzérékoré Region, where 7 percent live and Conakry Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Delamy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delamy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Delamy surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delamy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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  • 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 Delamy
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