Delek Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Delek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4901:158,81912,382
India741:10,365,748197,751
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Bhutan121:51,337653
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Delek (114) may also be a first name.

Delek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delek (Arabic: ديليك, Hindi: देलेक, Russian: Делек, Tibetan: བདེ་ལེགས།) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Delek.

How Common Is The Last Name Delek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 498,439th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Delek are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Delek is also the 877,214th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 114 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 158,819. In Turkey Delek is primarily found in: Mardin Province, where 34 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 20 percent reside and Diyarbakir Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Delek Last Name Statistics demography

Delek earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.36% less than the national average, earning R 129,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deleke91125/
Delekh91118/
Delesk9128/
Deleck9121/
Deslek915/
Deelek912/
Delekt912/
Deleek911/
Deleske83163/
Delecke8328/
Deleeck8314/
Deeleek833/
Deileke832/
Deelekh831/
Dilek8024,341/
Dölek807,523/
Deleg803,438/
Dalek801,041/
Delik80586/
Delyk80279/
Dolek80264/
Delec8027/
Delex8017/
Dylek802/
Deleq801/
Deilecke7711/
Delekowa773/
Delekova771/
Dalekh731,620/
Dallek73402/
Dilekh73308/
Deilyk73177/
Ditlek7391/
Delikh7374/
Deylik7360/
Deslex7347/
Dollek7336/
Deylyk7329/
Dislek7326/
Daleck7324/
Dolekh7321/
Delick7315/
Deloik7315/
Deleqe7314/
Dailek738/
Delegs737/
Dileke736/
Delike736/
Delykh736/
Doleck735/
Delect735/
Doleek734/
Dholek733/
Dealeg732/
Dileck732/
Hdelec731/
Deelik731/
Deleeg731/
Deleax731/
Delieq731/
Delaik731/
Dylesk731/
Dielik731/
Daleyk731/
Delecs730/
Delegue67553/
Delkova67272/
Delique67178/
Dolleck67119/
Daelick6731/
Delègue6726/
Deluyck6716/
Dahalek6712/
Deleque6712/
Dalleck6712/
Dölecke672/
Delicqe671/
Delojkc671/
Deleigh671/
Delaick671/
Deallec671/
Dilekhe671/
Detlick670/
Dehlick670/

Delek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delek in the Hindi language
देलेकdeleka-
Delek in the Tibetan language
བདེ་ལེགས།delek66.67
བདེ་ལེགས་delek33.33
Delek in the Russian language
Делекdelek-
Delek in the Arabic language
ديليكdylyk-
ديلكdylk-

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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 Delek
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