Delawa Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Delawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
England81:6,964,757184,742
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Delawa Last Name Facts

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

Delawa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Delawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Delawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Delawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Delawa are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 292,522. In Cameroon Delawa is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delaway9212/
Deleawa922/
Delaawa922/
Delawat922/
Dhelawat863/
Deelawah861/
Deliaway861/
Delawash861/
Delava83278/
Dalawa83201/
Delewa83123/
Delawi83109/
Dilawa8375/
Delaba8328/
Dolawa8316/
Delawo836/
Delawe832/
Delawy832/
Delowa831/
Dehlawi77728/
Delavau77210/
Delavay77170/
Dolaway77147/
Dalawai77118/
Delavat7745/
Detlava7727/
Dalawah7726/
Delavaz7724/
Deliaba7720/
Delaeva7718/
Delawie7715/
Delavad778/
Deliava778/
Delabai777/
Dealava776/
Delawey775/
Delaiva775/
Delaiba775/
Dilawah774/
Delabay773/
Delawiz773/
Delayba772/
Dilaway771/
Dhalawa771/
Delovaa771/
Delavai771/
Delavas771/
Deilaba771/
Deilava771/
Dalaway771/
Dilawai771/
Delgawy771/
Deleway770/
Delaveau712,669/
Delavaud711,485/
Dallaway71847/
Delavaux71468/
Delovaya71412/
Dollaway71294/
Delyaeva71140/
Delahaba7129/
Delhauwe7124/
Delavaut7123/
Dailaway7116/
Delaibau719/
Delavaya716/
Delovaja714/
Dhelavat713/
Delahava712/
Dilawach711/
Dhelabai711/
Delavauz711/
Deeslava711/
Deislava711/
Dealavad711/
Delavêga711/
Dilaways711/
Delavash711/
Delaevau711/
Dhailawa711/
Dilaweaz711/
Delaby673,682/
Deleva672,422/
Delova671,590/
Delavault671,529/
Delavy67979/
Delavi67423/
Dilawo67387/
Dalava67239/
Delabe67141/
Dolewa67130/
Delabi67116/
Delave67100/
Delaveaux6787/
Dalawo6774/
Dhelabhai6750/
Delowe6750/
Delaveaud6736/
Dilawi6734/
Dilaba6732/
Dalowa6728/
Dalewa6722/
Delauvaux6718/
Dolowa6717/
Delabo6710/
Dolava679/
Dilawe678/
Delavo674/
Dilava674/
Delewo674/
Delowo673/
Dilowa672/
Deslavath671/
Deelavath671/
Dilewa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Delawa
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