Delf Surname

90,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Delf Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Delf, Trench, or Hollow [O.E, ge)delf]

Delf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4,2601:8,221680
England3231:172,50215,799
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Iran811:947,93244,636
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France81:8,302,840321,660
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Delf (1,021) may also be a first name.

Delf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Delf, Trench, or Hollow [O.E, ge)delf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Delf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delf (Russian: Дельф) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 90,339th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,373,454 people. Delf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Delf are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Levant. Delf is also the 251,260th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,021 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 4,260 people, or 1 in 8,221. Aside from Iraq this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Delf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Delf has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Delf surname grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 216 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Delf surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Delf surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Delf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $57,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delfs893,417/
Delft89573/
Delfe8928/
Dhelf8926/
Delff8926/
Delfz891/
Dielf891/
Dellf891/
Dlf867/
Delffs80111/
Dhelft80108/
Delfft8020/
D'Helf8015/
Deglif801/
Delphf800/
Delfhs800/
Dellft800/
Delb75177/
Dylf7511/
Dilf756/
Delw754/
Dllf751/
Dhlf751/
Dlhf751/
Dlfs751/
Dölf751/
Dlef751/
D'Helft73216/
Delfova731/
Delph673,314/
Dölfs6716/
Deelw677/
Deelb671/
Dlhef671/
D'Helftt671/
Dilpf671/
Dillf671/
Dilff670/

Delf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delf in the Russian language
Дельфdelf-

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Delf Reference & Research

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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 Delf
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