Deleku Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Deleku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deleku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3731:141,93513,029
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Deleku (17) may also be a first name.

Deleku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deleku occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deleku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 763,307th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Deleku live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Deleku is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 141,935. In Tanzania Deleku is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 97 percent live, Arusha Region, where 2 percent live and Singida Region, where 0 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delesku9210/
Delegkou8688/
Daleku8324/
Delaku839/
Doleku831/
Dileku831/
Delecu831/
Deliku831/
Delikuş77314/
Dalekou7770/
Delikus7721/
Dylesku777/
Dolekou774/
Delakou774/
Dilesku774/
Delekoe772/
Delakeu772/
Delecus771/
Dhelaku771/
Dolekuu771/
Delecaut7192/
Delecaux7136/
Delogkou7122/
Deliakou715/
Dahlekou712/
Dallekeu711/
Delescaut67154/
Dolaku6771/
Dalaku6728/
Delacu6716/
Doloku6715/
Dylaku6710/
Daliku6710/
Dilaku6710/
Delecault672/
Diliku672/
Deilogkou671/
Daloku671/
Delescaux671/

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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 Deleku
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