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

The surname Dele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻝ, Hindi: डेले, Marathi: डेले, Oriya: େଡେଲ, Tibetan: བདེ་ལེགས་) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Delé or Délé. Click here for other possible spellings of Dele.

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

Dele is the 21,915^th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 293,793 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dele live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,140^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 54,649 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19,999 people, or 1 in 8,858. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 19 percent are found, Edo, where 10 percent are found and Kogi, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.

Dele Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dele surname increased 817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dele Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dele last name is predominantly Muslim (60%) in Kenya and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Dele last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Dele earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.9% less than the national average, earning $32,407 USD per year.