Delima Surname

19,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Delima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines18,7721:5,393443
Indonesia3,6631:36,1044,204
United States2,0861:173,75817,478
Haiti9861:10,8361,120
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Brazil4331:494,39818,652
Colombia3021:158,1924,452
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada2391:154,16615,668
Venezuela1901:158,9694,793
France1711:388,43757,373
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Uruguay581:59,1686,414
Congo561:89,0917,544
Australia481:562,41041,290
Argentina471:909,43458,335
England441:1,266,32057,817
Singapore431:128,0865,748
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Delima (15,825) may also be a first name.

Delima Last Name Facts

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

Delima (Marathi: डेिलमा, Oriya: େଡଲିମା, Russian: Делима) is found most in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Delima.

How Common Is The Last Name Delima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Delima is the 19,327th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 256,243 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Delima live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 44,752nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 15,825 people.

Delima is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 18,772 people, or 1 in 5,393. In The Philippines Delima is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 16 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 16 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Delima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delima has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Delima last name grew 23,178 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Delima surname are 42.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Delima earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.5% less than the national average, earning R 91,500 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.61% less than the national average, earning $18,703,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $46,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $54,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delimat92367/
Delisma92344/
Delimah9252/
Delimha9249/
Delimas9246/
Deslima9220/
Deliema9217/
Deilima923/
De'lima923/
Delimai922/
Dhelima922/
Deleima921/
Deelima921/
Delaima921/
Dielima921/
Delhima921/
Delimaya8611/
Dealimas869/
Delimeau867/
Delimatp861/
Delimi832,418/
Dilima831,523/
Dalima831,259/
Delema83373/
Delime83258/
Deluma83238/
Dolima83189/
Delimo8316/
Delyma831/
Delesma77562/
Delisme77355/
Dalimah77344/
Dalimay77161/
Delimos77149/
Dahlima7751/
Delimoy7728/
Deleema7723/
Dilimma7713/
Dalimma7712/
Delemma7710/
Delimes779/
Deleimy778/
Dhalima778/
Delimme778/
Delimot778/
Delaimy777/
Delimet776/
Dolimau775/
Delaimi774/
Delimer772/
Dalimai772/
Delismé772/
Delaimo772/
Dhelema771/
Dhelime771/
Dallima771/
Daalima771/
Deilimi771/
Délimat771/
Delimit771/
Deleimi771/
Delemai771/
Delemha771/
Dhelimi771/
Daloima771/
Deleime770/
Delaime770/
Delumeau71723/
Deleimou717/
Dhalimah714/
Daalimma711/
Delhemma711/
Delimoos711/
Deslemma711/
Dealaimo711/
Dahalima711/
Delgemaa711/
Dhelisme711/
Dhelaimi711/
Desloime710/
Daluma671,290/
Dilema67908/
Delhumeau67851/
Dalimo67203/
Deleme67195/
Dalema67149/
Delheimer6799/
Delemo6759/
Doluma6733/
Dilimo6732/
Dilimi6728/
Delumo6727/
Dolimo675/
Delemy673/
Dolema672/
Delemi672/
Daljma672/
Dylema671/
Délimi671/
Diluma671/
Délimé671/
Dhaleimay671/

Delima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delima in the Oriya language
େଡଲିମାedalima-
Delima in the Marathi language
डेिलमाdeilama52.83
िडलीमाidalima18.87
डेलीमाdelima9.43
िडळीमाidalima7.55
डॅलीमाdelima3.77
डीलीमाdilima3.77
देलीमाdelima3.77
Delima in the Russian language
Делимаdelima-

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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 Delima
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