Delev Surname

188,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Delev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,4141:4,936670
North Macedonia4981:4,220785
Moldova581:61,4038,510
Australia571:473,60936,415
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
France41:16,605,680368,153
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Delev (31) may also be a first name.

Delev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delev (Hindi: देलेव, Russian: Делев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,233rd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,243,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Delev live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Delev is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,414 people, or 1 in 4,936. In Bulgaria Delev is primarily concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 19 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 17 percent are found and Stara Zagora Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this surname is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 22 percent are found and Moldova, where 3 percent are found.

Delev Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Delev has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Delev surname increased 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Delev last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Delev earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $50,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deleva912,422/
Deliev91419/
Deleev9182/
Detlev9162/
Delaev9139/
Deloev916/
Deleav912/
Delevt911/
Delyaev83106/
Deatlev837/
Dettlev836/
Dehylev833/
Dehelev832/
Deleevw831/
Detlevs831/
Delov801,397/
Dolev801,355/
Dalev80133/
Dylev80103/
Delew80100/
Delav8047/
Deliv8036/
Dilev8032/
Delep8021/
Delef8013/
Deleb808/
Delyv806/
Delevová776/
Deheleva773/
Daliev732,873/
Delova731,590/
Dileva73490/
Detlef73483/
Ditlev73467/
Dolaev73367/
Dalaev73350/
Delepe73162/
Dyleva73118/
Deleff7389/
Delyov7378/
Diloev7377/
Deleuw7366/
Doliev7365/
Deleep7361/
Daloev7341/
Delief7338/
Doleev7337/
Diliev7334/
Deylov7333/
Deliov7321/
Doloev7320/
Delefe7320/
Dilaev7319/
Daleev7318/
Dahlev7317/
Dallev7315/
Dileev7313/
Deleef7311/
Delipe737/
Dyleev737/
Deilov736/
Dehleb736/
Deleew734/
Deelew734/
Hdalev734/
Djleiv733/
Deleap733/
Delife733/
Dehlav732/
Dhalev731/
Dailev731/
Delepp731/
Delews731/
Deelep731/
Doylev731/
Dajlev731/
Delebt731/
Dilevs731/
Diolev731/
Dollev731/
Deleph730/
Detlefs67410/
Dylyaev6764/
Dayliev6743/
Dolyaev6742/
Dallaev6738/
Deylova6728/
Deleffe6726/
Deliova6725/
Deleppe6724/
Daaliev6719/
Deilova6716/
Dolhaev6715/
Deeleep6711/
Deelaew6710/
Delhief679/
Dj'leiv677/
Dejlova675/
Dilyaev674/
Dalyaev674/
Dohylev674/
Dioleva673/
Dahylev673/
Dethlef672/
Detleff672/
Dalliev672/
Dalhaev671/
Daalaev671/
Daileav671/
Deeliep671/
Dayleva671/
Dettlef671/
Dajliev671/
Dahliev671/
Delepch671/
Dholeiv671/
Dealefe671/
Deeleaw671/
Deeleeb671/
Deeleew671/
Deeliew671/
Detleif670/
Detleps670/
Detleft670/

Delev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delev in the Hindi language
देलेवdeleva-
Delev in the Russian language
Делевdelev-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Delev
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis