Delaw Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Delaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Delaw (101) may also be a first name.

Delaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delaw is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Delaw is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Delaw occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Delaw live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Delaw is also the 940,641st most widespread first name globally, held by 101 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

Delaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Delaw last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delauw91174/
Delawe912/
Deslaw912/
Deelaw911/
Delgaw910/
Detlaw910/
Deeleaw831/
Deelaiw831/
Dilaw80113/
Delow8088/
Delab8057/
Delav8047/
Delaf8019/
Dalaw8012/
Dolaw800/
Delhauwe7724/
Delova731,590/
Detlaf73355/
Delafe73296/
Deleuw7366/
Delouw7359/
Delowe7350/
Dehlow7338/
Dilawe738/
Delaab734/
Dhalaw734/
Delhab734/
Dehlab734/
Delaph733/
Deleav732/
Dehlav732/
De'low732/
Delowa731/
Doelow731/
Delaif731/
Deylaf731/
Dahlaw731/
Deloow731/
Delaff731/
Delows731/
Dielow731/
Dallaw730/
Deulow730/
Detlaff67205/
Dettlaf6733/
Deylova6728/
Deliova6725/
Deitlaf6720/
Deilova6716/
Delauff678/
Dejlova675/
Detlavs675/
Deelaph675/
Dhelabh671/
Delaffe671/
Deatlow671/
Dehlaff671/
Delaphz671/
Deeliab671/
Dilahaw670/
Dettlow670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Delaw
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