Delfim Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Delfim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delfim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5611:381,59414,581
Portugal4151:25,1041,654
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
East Timor41:303,982255
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Delfim (23,376) may also be a first name.

Delfim Last Name Facts

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

Delfim is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delfim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 352,406th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Delfim reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America. Delfim is also the 33,646th most widely held first name in the world, held by 23,376 people.

The last name Delfim is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 381,594. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 40 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 27 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 40 percent live and Mozambique, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delfhim922/
Delfaim921/
Delfin8347,397/
Delfem8311/
Delfina773,266/
Delphim77301/
Delfing7771/
Delfind775/
Delfinn772/
Dellfin772/
Delfien771/
Dielfin771/
Dhelfin771/
Dlfin733/
Delfn731/
Dehlfing7141/
Delfinne711/
Deelfina711/
Delfinova6765/
Delfín6757/
Delfen6723/
Dilfin6722/
Delfìn672/
Delfinová671/
Delphin624,324/
Délfina621/
Delfeen621/
Dlfn601/
Delphina5774/
Delphing573/
Delphien571/
Dilfen5030/
Dlfeen501/

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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 Delfim
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