Delema Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Delema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1691:599,04365,173
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
United States501:7,249,179331,838
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England51:11,143,612252,590
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Delema (284) may also be a first name.

Delema Last Name Facts

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

Delema (Arabic: ديليما, Marathi: डेलेमा, Oriya: େଦେଲମା, Russian: Делема) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Delema.

How Common Is The Last Name Delema? popularity and diffusion

Delema is the 764,765th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Delema reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Delema is also the 525,265th most prevalent given name globally, held by 284 people.

The last name Delema is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 599,043. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 14 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Delema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Delema has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Delema are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Delema earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning $29,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delesma92562/
Deleema9223/
Deliema9217/
Delemma9210/
Dhelema921/
Deleima921/
Delemai921/
Delemha921/
Delhemma861/
Deslemma861/
Delgemaa861/
Delima8328,440/
Dilema83908/
Deleme83195/
Dalema83149/
Deloma83143/
Delama83119/
Delemo8359/
Delemy833/
Dolema832/
Delemi832/
Dylema831/
Delyma831/
Delemos77785/
Delemer77496/
Delemme77463/
Delimat77367/
Delisma77344/
Delesmo7782/
Dalemma7774/
Deleume7756/
Delimah7752/
Daleema7751/
Delimha7749/
D'Alema7747/
Delimas7746/
Dealemo7746/
Delamea7741/
Deslima7720/
Dilemma7716/
Delemio7714/
Delaméa7712/
Deleimy778/
Dalemai777/
Delemmo776/
Delgemo776/
Deleame774/
Delemis774/
Deleymi773/
Deilima773/
De'lima773/
Deylemi773/
Delemmi773/
Delemed773/
Dileema772/
Delimai772/
Delamay772/
Dilemas772/
Dhelima772/
Dileama771/
Dilehma771/
Dhelama771/
Dalemay771/
Daalema771/
Deelima771/
Delaima771/
Deleeme771/
Doelama771/
Dealoma771/
Dailema771/
Delomah771/
Delhama771/
Deleimi771/
Delemes771/
Delemet771/
Delemiz771/
Delemot771/
Dielima771/
Delhima771/
Delemou771/
Deleime770/
Delohma770/
Dhelemme7162/
Delemets7136/
De'lemos7118/
Delimaya7111/
Delomeau7111/
Dealimas719/
Deleimou717/
Delimeau717/
Deelamai717/
Dallemma713/
Deilamai712/
Daleemma711/
Delesmes711/
Deletmos711/
Delhomma711/
Delimatp711/
Deelamma711/
Dealemou711/
Detlemey711/
Deilemos711/
Delemeer710/
Dalama672,786/
Delimi672,418/
Dilima671,523/
Dalima671,259/
Dolama67771/
Daloma67438/
Dalemo67301/
Delamo67298/
Delime67258/
Dolima67189/
Delommeau67113/
Dilama67105/
Delheimer6799/
Doloma6771/
Delomo6769/
Dolemo6724/
Diloma6719/
Delhomeau6717/
Delimo6716/
Dileme6712/
Dilemi672/
Daljma672/
Djleme671/
Dhaleimay671/
Dilemo671/
Delemotts670/

Delema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delema in the Oriya language
େଦେଲମାedelama-
Delema in the Marathi language
डेलेमाdelema-
Delema in the Russian language
Делемаdelema-
Delema in the Arabic language
ديليماdylyma-

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