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

The surname Delewa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Delewa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Delewa is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name globally, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 80 percent live, Kakamega County, where 8 percent live and Siaya County, where 8 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

Delewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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
  • 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 Delewa
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