Delem Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Delem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3341:198,87030,934
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Delem (128) may also be a first name.

Delem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delem (Oriya: େଡେଲମ) is found most frequently in France. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 578,557th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Delem reside; 51 percent reside in Caribbean and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 821,896th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 128 people.

The last name Delem is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 198,870. In France Delem is primarily concentrated in: Martinique, where 82 percent live, Île-de-France, where 10 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 4 percent live. Outside of France Delem is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Delem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delem surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delhem91314/
Deleme91195/
Deleam9149/
Dealem9113/
Dehlem914/
Deleim911/
Deslem911/
Deliem911/
Dielem911/
Dhelem911/
Delemme83463/
Dehelem838/
Deleame834/
Delheim833/
Dheilem832/
Deleeme831/
Deleime830/
Delen8010,851/
Delim802,330/
Dalem801,302/
Dilem801,027/
Dolem8087/
Deleń801/
Dhelemme7762/
Detellem7748/
Desellem7738/
Dealleam771/
Disellem770/
Dahlem732,943/
Deelen731,705/
Dielen73797/
Delien73503/
Daelim73399/
Delime73258/
Delaim73228/
Dallem73214/
Daleem73189/
Deluen73142/
Dolhem73125/
Dehlen7398/
Deylen7386/
Deulen7373/
Deloen7352/
Dalhem7340/
Deilen7339/
Deleng7336/
Delenk7334/
Deleen7314/
Dileme7312/
D'Alem7312/
Dailem736/
Dhalem736/
Doylem735/
Dhelen735/
Daliem735/
Dilhem734/
Delenn733/
Deleun733/
Dealen733/
Delend733/
Delaen732/
Dhelim732/
Dehlim732/
Deelim732/
Diliem731/
Detlen731/
Delhim731/
Deliom731/
Delent731/
Deslim731/
Djleme731/
Delïen731/
Deylim731/
Dileym731/
Daleim731/
Dohlem730/
Deloim730/
Dessellem713/
Delenne67579/
Delisme67355/
Dilemme67141/
Ødelien6753/
Delienė6732/
Deijlen6730/
Deallen6715/
Dlen6712/
Delimme678/
Dahleim677/
Deylyme676/
Deitlen672/
Deylaen671/
Dhelime671/
Dholeum671/
D'Helen671/
Dahleem671/
Dellene671/
Deelene671/
Dealeun671/
Dahlhem671/
Deulien671/
Desilne671/
Desleen671/
Delayme671/
Delinne671/
Doyhlem671/
Dalhiem670/
Dealend670/
Delaime670/
Deeleng670/

Delem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delem in the Oriya language
େଡେଲମedelama-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Delem
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