Delavy Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Delavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5001:428,14916,254
Switzerland3461:23,7373,752
France791:840,79499,796
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Delavy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delavy is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delavy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 367,731st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Delavy live; 54 percent live in South America and 51 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 428,149. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 43 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 21 percent live and São Paulo, where 11 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 35 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Delavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delavy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Delavy surname rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Delavy surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Delavy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delavay92170/
Delavys928/
Delavoy927/
Delavey922/
Deleavy921/
Deleavey86131/
Delavoys869/
Delavaya866/
Delaby833,682/
Delavi83423/
Delava83278/
Delave83100/
Dilavy8315/
Delawy832/
Delovy831/
Dehlavi773,218/
Delavie77420/
Delovoy77298/
Delaive77292/
Delavis77181/
Delavet77162/
Delaviz7743/
Delaver7725/
Delouvy7721/
Delaway7712/
Deliava778/
Delovey777/
Dealava776/
Delawey775/
Delaiva775/
Delavio774/
Delavoi774/
Delyavi773/
Delauve773/
Delabay773/
Delayba772/
Delavit772/
Delaved772/
Delhave771/
Deilava771/
Delavei771/
Delabey771/
Delaboy771/
Deslave771/
Delhavi771/
Delavai771/
Dhelave771/
Dielave771/
Delavid771/
Delgawy771/
Delovaya71412/
Delabays71282/
Delavois71117/
Deleaver7195/
Delgavio7180/
Delavest713/
Deslavis712/
Delahava712/
Delhauve712/
Deliaver712/
Deliaway711/
Delavêga711/
Delhavee711/
Delavich711/
Delove67384/
Delabe67141/
Delabi67116/
Delawi67109/
Delawa6793/
Delaba6728/
Dilavi676/
Delovi674/
Dilava674/
Delawe672/
Dilave671/

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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 Delavy
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