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Where Does The Last Name Delay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Delay (Arabic: ارجاء, Hindi: डेलया, Tibetan: བདེ་ལེགས།) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Delay.

How Common Is The Last Name Delay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 61,072^nd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 884,948 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Delay are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 482,193^rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 330 people.

Delay is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,409 people, or 1 in 82,209. In The United States Delay is primarily found in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Delay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Delay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delay last name expanded 572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Delay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Delay last name are 17.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $45,258 CAD per year.