Delich Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Delich 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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Delich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7111:509,78842,749
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Australia671:402,92132,505
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Chile191:927,18319,125
Serbia111:649,54122,440
England111:5,065,278148,650
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Delich (10) may also be a first name.

Delich 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

Delich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delich (Russian: Делич) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delich? popularity and diffusion

Delich is the 340,053rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,741,486 people. The surname Delich is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Delich are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 711 people, or 1 in 509,788. In The United States Delich is most common in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, Kansas, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Delich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Delich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Delich surname grew 71,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Delich surname are 3.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delich earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.22% more than the national average, earning $69,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deslich9232/
Dejlich9219/
Deluich9217/
Deliche9212/
Dehlich923/
Deleich921/
Delitch921/
Delisch921/
Dielich920/
Delic913,163/
Delih9119/
Delitsch86117/
Deslitch8642/
Delaiche863/
Deluiche862/
Deloiche861/
Deluisch861/
Delice8315,708/
Dolich83310/
Dylich83116/
Delikh8374/
Delici8371/
Delish8360/
Dalich8343/
Delics8343/
Dilich8341/
Delech8326/
Dehlic8325/
Dielih8323/
Delych8311/
Delieh837/
Dealih831/
Deli8042,110/
Delaitsch8048/
Delitzsch8036/
Dehlitsch8021/
Dislich77102/
Dohlich7741/
Dallich7731/
Dollich7728/
Deluish7713/
Deleche775/
Dejlych774/
Deliosh772/
Dejlici772/
Deylych771/
Deleach771/
Deleech771/
Deslice771/
Dalaich771/
Delaish771/
Tdelech771/
Dahlich770/
Delishe770/
Delaice770/
Dielitzsch7554/
Delić7321,304/
Delia7311,942/
Delis737,001/
Delai733,600/
Delio732,133/
Delie731,392/
Dehli731,347/
Deliz731,293/
Delhi731,196/
Dieli731,015/
Delit73751/
Deuli73378/
Delei73243/
Deliś73211/
Delyi73143/
Delid73142/
Dejli73139/
Delip73131/
Deloi73120/
Deliy73118/
Desli73114/
Deali7395/
Deleh7390/
Deyli7367/
Delgi7365/
Detli7357/
Dheli7354/
Delix7353/
Delič7351/
Delhy7332/
Deliš7331/
Deliç7329/
Delij7327/
Delec7327/
Deeli7323/
Delui7321/
Ødeli7320/
Dilic7315/
Deili7314/
Ddeli736/
Delii735/
Delhj733/
Delhe732/
Deliæ732/
Dajtlich718/
Detleish712/
Dilhiche711/
Dittlich711/
Deletche711/
Desleice711/
Delicova711/
Deletsch710/
Deleatch710/
Delesche710/
Deelishe710/
D'Elia6714,612/
Delhez672,049/
Delise671,847/
Delhay67790/
Delios67592/
Deslis67482/
Dhelia67420/
Dielis67403/
Dehliz67281/
Delhey67246/
Deluis67237/
Delais67207/
Deelip67201/
Deylid67169/
Dolych67156/
Delois67155/
Delait67149/
Deliaj67146/
Delaia67124/
Dealis67121/
Delekh67118/
Deliez67106/
Delies6797/
Deleij6796/
Delitz6791/
Deelie6789/
Dheliy6783/
Delhij6776/
Delhis6765/
Delher6761/
Dolech6760/
Deluiz6757/
Deloix6756/
D'Elio6755/
Dealeh6753/
Dettli6752/
Delaix6743/
Dilish6741/
Dehlis6733/
Deloid6730/
Delgai6730/
Dehlie6729/
Deloit6729/
Delahy6727/
Deleis6727/
Deliss6726/
Detlić6722/
Dielie6720/
Dehlić6718/
Detlis6717/
Deylis6716/
Dhelie6715/
Délice6714/
Ådelid6714/
Delehy6714/
Dilici6713/
Dejlid6713/
Dielia6712/
Delhoy6712/
Deleci6711/
Delaiy6711/
Deulai6711/
Deelai6711/
Delyth679/
Deliay677/
Dealie676/
Deeleh676/
Delaid676/
Delykh676/
Delije675/
Deliaa675/
Dilice675/
Delaai675/
Delhaj675/
Deelia674/
Dheeli674/
Dheloi674/
Deulis674/
Delesh673/
Dhelis673/
Dhelai672/
Deilia672/
Delece672/
Deliey672/
Delist672/
Deleeh672/
Deglie672/
D'Ieli672/
Dylicz672/
Dealio672/
Deilio672/
Deylit672/
Dieleh672/
Delicsová672/
Delijs672/
Delioz672/
Delisz672/
Deloiz672/
Deleht672/
Deleit672/
Dealui671/
Dielai671/
Dhelip671/
Dheliz671/
Dalech671/
Delioa671/
Delishova671/
Deilgi671/
Deilip671/
Dealia671/
Dealli671/
Delhie671/
Desleh671/
Delidj671/
Délici671/
Delhai671/
Dealai671/
Dehyli671/
Deilid671/
De'lia671/
Deelio671/
D'elis671/
Dìelia671/
Deulie671/
Deloić671/
Delhei671/
Delhes671/
Delhet671/
Delhio671/
Delioy671/
Delits671/
Deluit671/
Deleid671/
Deylie671/
Hdelec671/
Dhieli671/
Deylia671/
Delhuy670/
Delecs670/
Delitt670/
Deleph670/
Dehliy670/

Delich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delich in the Russian language
Деличdelic-

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