Delfs Surname

132,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Delfs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delfs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3381:34,4334,545
United States5601:647,24851,938
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Denmark1491:37,8843,949
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Nicaragua311:194,2292,495
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Austria101:851,54467,454
England81:6,964,757184,742
France71:9,488,960336,266
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Delfs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delfs occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delfs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 132,144th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,132,732 people. The last name Delfs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Delfs reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Delfs is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,338 people, or 1 in 34,433. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 70 percent live, Hamburg, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Delfs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delfs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Delfs surname expanded 903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delfs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Delfs are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delfs earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.78% more than the national average, earning $69,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delffs91111/
Doelfs9153/
Duelfs910/
Delfhs910/
Delf895,306/
Dlfs891/
Delft80573/
Delfe8028/
Delff8026/
Dhelf8026/
Dölfs8016/
Delfz801/
Dellf801/
Dielf801/
Delbs800/
Dlf757/
Dhelft73108/
Delfft7320/
D'Helf7315/
Delphs737/
Deglif731/
Delphf730/
Dellft730/
D'Helft67216/
Delb67177/
Dylf6711/
Dilf676/
Delw674/
Dlbs673/
Dlvs672/
Dhlf671/
Dllf671/
Dlhf671/
Dölf671/
Dlef671/
Delfova671/

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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 Delfs
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