Delewa Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Delewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Delewa (23) may also be a first name.

Delewa Last Name Facts

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

Delewa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Delewa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common given name at a global level, held by 23 people.

The surname Delewa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya Delewa is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 80 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 8 percent are found and Siaya County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Delewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deleawa922/
Delewas921/
Deleway920/
Deleva832,422/
Dolewa83130/
Delawa8393/
Delewe8346/
Deleba8324/
Dalewa8322/
Deliwa834/
Delewo834/
Delewi834/
Dilewa831/
Delieva77407/
Deleeva7734/
Deleyva7722/
Delaeva7718/
Delebay7715/
Delaway7712/
Deleiva779/
Deliwas778/
Delewos776/
Delewer774/
Deleabe773/
Delevay772/
Delaawa772/
Delewes771/
Delewet771/
Delhiwa771/
Deleyua771/
Deleuwe771/
Dielewe771/
Deleavy771/
Tdelewe771/
Delebaj771/
Deliewe771/
Delevat770/
Dileway770/
Doleway770/
Delevau770/
Delaveau712,669/
Delevaux71297/
Delyaeva71140/
Deleavey71131/
Deleaver7195/
Delevaud7115/
Deleivas719/
Doeloewo714/
Deleveau714/
Deliveau714/
Deheleva713/
Delevaya712/
Deléveau711/
Deleswis711/
Delaevau711/
Deelawah711/
Deliaway711/
Delevatt711/
Deliva671,360/
Deliwe671,115/
Doliwa671,099/
Dileva67490/
Deliba67419/
Delebe67301/
Delava67278/
Doleva67222/
Dalawa67201/
Daleva67179/
Daliwa67141/
Dyleva67118/
Diliwa67117/
Delebo6784/
Dilawa6775/
Delibe6773/
Delesvaux6772/
Deleve6756/
Delevi6756/
Delive6718/
Dolawa6716/
Delevo6713/
Dilewo6711/
Dileba6711/
Dolewo679/
Delevy677/
Delawo676/
Delavo674/
Delowo673/
Dolywa672/
Djleba672/
Delhewitt671/
Deliveaux671/
Dalywa671/
Delebi671/

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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
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  • 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 Delewa
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