Delice Surname

33,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Delice Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the Turkish word deli, which means 'mad', 'angry'. It was taken by South Slavs and converted to the word delija (pronounce deleeya), which means 'brave man', 'brave soldier'. After that acquisition of the word it went through some changes to fit Slavic grammar and habits of family names.

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Delice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti8,6201:1,239197
Turkey5,6131:13,8641,740
United States5141:705,17355,723
France3491:190,32329,635
Saint Lucia2221:805150
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Canada531:695,20056,020
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Barbados171:16,909980
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England141:3,979,861125,553
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Délice (14) & Délicé (1) are calculated separately.

Delice (3,712) may also be a first name.

Delice Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the Turkish word deli, which means 'mad', 'angry'. It was taken by South Slavs and converted to the word delija (pronounce deleeya), which means 'brave man', 'brave soldier'. After that acquisition of the word it went through some changes to fit Slavic grammar and habits of family names. From delija later came name Delijać, then Delijić, and finally modern varient Delić. Name Delić was worn by soldiers who proved themselves on the battlefield, fighting for Ottoman Empire. Most of the people with this surname are from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and express as Bosniaks.

- Delić Edvin

Delice Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delice (Arabic: ديليس) occurs most in Haiti. It can also occur in the variant forms: Délice or Délicé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delice? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,776th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 463,938 people. The surname Delice is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Delice live; 57 percent live in Caribbean and 55 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 115,651st most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 3,712 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is carried by 8,620 people, or 1 in 1,239. In Haiti Delice is most frequent in: Ouest, where 38 percent reside, Sud, where 19 percent reside and Centre, where 13 percent reside. Besides Haiti it exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Delice Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Delice last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delice earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.41% less than the national average, earning $38,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Délice9414/
Delices92321/
Delicce9238/
Delicer9214/
Deliche9212/
Delicea922/
Delicse921/
Deslice921/
Deliace921/
Delicqe921/
Deliece920/
Delicet920/
Delaice920/
Délicé891/
Delicque86113/
Delicier8646/
Delicher863/
Delaiche863/
Delicker862/
Deluiche862/
Deliches861/
Deloiche861/
Desleice861/
Delichez861/
Delica834,020/
Delise831,847/
Delich831,081/
Deliez83106/
Delies8397/
Delize8384/
Delici8371/
Delace8334/
Delige8319/
Delike836/
Delicy836/
Delije835/
Dilice835/
Delece832/
Delyce831/
Delitcher802/
Delisse77720/
Deluise77620/
Delacey77574/
Delique77178/
Delesie77172/
Deligey77142/
Deliser77138/
Delizee77132/
Delizée77127/
Delisee77103/
Delecce7799/
Delaize7757/
Delezie7736/
Deloise7735/
Delicki7733/
Delieza7733/
Deslich7732/
Delecke7728/
Delaise7722/
Dejlich7719/
Deluich7717/
Deliger7714/
Delichy7712/
Delicci7711/
Delecea7710/
Delisée7710/
Delisie778/
Delizer778/
Délices778/
Deleuce777/
Delacee775/
Deleche775/
Delichi775/
Deliget774/
Deleige773/
Deleise772/
Delicid772/
Delhies772/
Delisea772/
Delesce772/
Dejlici772/
Deluica772/
Dielicy771/
Deulise771/
Deleces771/
Deleece771/
Deleich771/
Delidze771/
Delikei771/
Deloyce771/
Diolice771/
Delgize771/
Delicay771/
Delhije771/
Delisch771/
Delitze771/
Delizie771/
Delizèe771/
Deluige771/
Deleije771/
Delidje771/
Delizes771/
Delizeu771/
Deglies771/
Deliker770/
Delishe770/
Delidge770/
Dealies770/
Deliessche75260/
Delitscher751/
Delis737,001/
Deles732,883/
Deliz731,293/
Delez73408/
Deliś73211/
Delix7353/
Deleś7333/
Deliš7331/
Deliç7329/
Delex7317/
Deleš731/
Delouche711,749/
Delisser711,243/
Delaisse71739/
Delhaise71552/
Delhaize71141/
Delauche7163/
Delaique7160/
Deliquet7151/
Deleixhe7139/
Delissey7132/
Deilecke7111/
Deliquer716/
Dielecke715/
Dielisse715/
Deluigge714/
Delecque714/
De'lacey714/
Deloizer712/
Deeloyce712/
Deslisie712/
Deleijer712/
Delisier712/
Delizzie712/
De'luise712/
Dilhiche711/
Delousie711/
Deluisch711/
Deleaces711/
Deletche711/
Deliesha711/
Deillies711/
Dealoise711/
Delecher711/
Degliese711/
Dehliger711/
Delickij711/
Deliques711/
Delecker711/
Dielicka711/
Delidjer711/
Dehlisse711/
Delesier710/
Delesche710/
Delezier710/
Deelishe710/
Delesa672,428/
Delhez672,049/
Delisi671,769/
Delisa671,128/
Deleki67746/
Delios67592/
Deleza67580/
Delest67579/
Deslis67482/
Deleka67424/
Dielis67403/
Deluis67237/
Delais67207/
Deleaz67206/
Delets67171/
Delois67155/
Deliza67140/
Delika67129/
Deleke67125/
Dealis67121/
Delese67119/
Dylich67116/
Dilica67112/
Deless67108/
Delizy67105/
Deleze67101/
Deleus6796/
Delahaije6795/
Delege6779/
Deleys6773/
Delhis6765/
Deslouche6762/
Delish6760/
Deluiz6757/
Deloix6756/
Deliqi6756/
Delaitsch6748/
Delges6748/
Deleas6744/
Delaix6743/
Dilich6741/
Deleca6739/
Delaisser6736/
Dehlis6733/
Deliši6729/
Deligi6728/
Delegi6727/
Deleis6727/
Deliss6726/
Delech6726/
Delase6723/
Deliki6722/
Deliji6721/
Delaissez6719/
Delèze6719/
Dieles6718/
Delhaisse6717/
Detlis6717/
Deales6716/
Deylis6716/
Deleqe6714/
Dilici6713/
Delyse6711/
Dilise6711/
Deleci6711/
Delych6711/
Delići6710/
Delisé678/
Deliçi678/
Delizi677/
Deletz677/
Delezé676/
Degliequi674/
Detles674/
Deulis674/
Delecques674/
Dilică674/
Delesh673/
Delyca673/
Detliskey673/
Delouches673/
Dhelis673/
Delees672/
Delist672/
Detlez672/
Delezi672/
Dehles672/
Dylise672/
Delijs672/
Delioz672/
Delisz672/
Deloiz672/
Delaissey672/
Dheliz671/
Deleky671/
Delgizzie671/
Deliashea671/
Deslouces671/
Deeles671/
Deillidge671/
Delesy671/
Délici671/
Delahaize671/
Delesi671/
Dealoisse671/
D'elis671/
Dylica671/
Deloić671/
Delhes671/
Deliessie671/
Delikj671/
Deliči671/
Delães671/
Deleax671/
Deleskich671/
Delesz671/
Dilije671/
Dilike671/
Delekj671/
Dhelaisse671/
Dilize671/
Delesd671/
Delexi671/
Deules670/

Delice Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delice in the Arabic language
ديليسdylys-

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