Delil Surname

35,150th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Delil Surname User-submission:

The Delil surname means 'evidence' or 'proof'. It originates from Arabic. It is an Ethiopian variation of the surname Dalil or Daleel (دليل).

Delil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,1661:6,8861,085
Turkey5731:135,81411,031
Netherlands1371:123,26419,295
Mauritania1071:38,2703,001
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Delil (7,893) may also be a first name.

Delil Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Delil surname means 'evidence' or 'proof'. It originates from Arabic. It is an Ethiopian variation of the surname Dalil or Daleel (دليل).

- raniyad

Delil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻟﻴﻞ, Russian: Делиль) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delil? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,150th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 484,448 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Delil are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Delil is also the 71,727th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 7,893 people.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 14,166 people, or 1 in 6,886. Aside from Ethiopia Delil occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 4 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delill91122/
Deliel911/
Delisl911/
Deilil911/
Delgil911/
Delille834,033/
Dealiel831/
Delgill831/
Dalil8013,104/
Delel801,354/
Dilil808/
Dolil804/
Djlil801/
Delillle771/
Delilova771/
Deleel7368/
Dallil7330/
Deleul7327/
Dholil7322/
Dahlil7314/
Dhalil738/
Dielhl733/
Dailil733/
Delhel733/
Deilel732/
Deulel732/
Daelel732/
Deelel731/
Dehlel731/
Detlel731/
Dalill731/
Dalell731/
Dealel731/
Delell731/
Dhilil731/
Dielel731/
Delelt730/
Dellova671,165/
Delelle6728/
Dlel678/
Dilelle676/
Deelehl671/
Dalaell671/
Dallell671/
Daliell670/

Delil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻟﻴﻞdlyl90.48
ﺍﻟﺪﻟﻴﻞaldlyl4.76
ﺍﺩﻟﻴﻞadlyl2.38
ﺇﺩﻟﻴﻞadlyl2.38
Delil in the Russian language
Делильdelil-

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