Delilah Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Delilah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
India221:34,866,608408,224
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Delilah (17,869) may also be a first name.

Delilah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delilah (Arabic: دليلة, Marathi: देलीलाह) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delilah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Delilah live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 41,033rd most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 17,869 people.

The last name Delilah is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 1,862,665. In Indonesia Delilah is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 48 percent are found, Central Java, where 25 percent are found and East Java, where 10 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delailah934/
Delielah931/
Delila921,829/
Dalilah86759/
Delilaj86374/
Deliola86236/
Delaila8659/
Daelila8658/
Delilia864/
Dealila862/
Delylah861/
Dolilah861/
Deliloh861/
Deluila861/
Dililah861/
Deloila861/
Deliela861/
Dielila861/
Delisla860/
Delaisla80106/
Deloilay8058/
Dallilah8016/
Daililah8015/
Dahlilah807/
Dhelaila804/
Delailoa804/
Deelaila802/
Delailia801/
Dilailah801/
Delailay801/
Delailai801/
Deliglia801/
Dalila771,074/
Delela77215/
Delilo77147/
Delula7743/
Dilila7715/
Dolila7711/
Delyla771/
Deullaila751/
Djlaila71117/
Dalilay71102/
Delyola7167/
Dhalila7131/
Dielela7123/
Delilou7116/
Delelya719/
Dalaila718/
Dallila716/
Deleela715/
Dolelia714/
Dalelah714/
Djlilat713/
Dailila713/
Dalilia713/
Dahlila712/
Diliola712/
Delelad711/
Dileila711/
Dilelia711/
Deliley711/
Delilio711/
Deliloo711/
Deilela711/
Daliula711/
Dolaila711/
Dealilo711/
Deulela711/
Delulla711/
Delelia711/
Diluila711/
Delailo711/
Daloilay6726/
Delhelay6712/
Delaysla674/
Dhalaila673/
Djlailya672/
Dahlelah672/
Detlilio671/
Diolelia671/
Djllaila671/

Delilah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delilah in the Marathi language
देलीलाहdelilaha25
देलीलःdelilah25
डेिलयाdeilaya25
डेलीलाdelila25
Delilah in the Arabic language
دليلةdlylt-

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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 Delilah
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