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

Delfs is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delfs? popularity and diffusion

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

Delfs is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 2,338 people, or 1 in 34,433. In Germany it is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 70 percent are found, Hamburg, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Delfs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delfs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Delfs last name grew 903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delfs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Delfs last name are 27.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.07% being registered with the 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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