Delmar Surname

117,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Delmar Surname Definition:

(Span.) Of the Sea (-Coast) or Lake [Latin mare, the sea]

Delmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5391:235,51622,602
Philippines5791:174,85028,300
France5171:128,47719,587
Venezuela3721:81,1943,244
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Mexico901:1,379,18015,553
Colombia891:536,7877,231
England771:723,61140,488
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Malta601:7,171476
Peru581:548,00214,762
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Australia361:749,88148,970
Haiti331:323,75510,333
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Saint Lucia171:10,5171,068
Panama131:300,9437,078
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Wales81:196,0527,186
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

The alternate forms: Delmár (1) are calculated separately.

Delmar (30,726) may also be a first name.

Delmar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Span.) Of the Sea (-Coast) or Lake [Latin mare, the sea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Spanish) Dweller near the sea.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

French De la Mer. "Of the Sea."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Spanish.) Del Mare, "of the sea."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

An abbreviation of De la Mare.

The Norman People (1874)

Delmar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delmar (Arabic: دلمار, Georgian: დელმარ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as: Delmár. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delmar? popularity and diffusion

Delmar is the 117,650th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,862,870 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Delmar reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 27,391st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 30,726 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,539 people, or 1 in 235,516. In The United States Delmar is primarily concentrated in: California, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Delmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delmar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Delmar last name rose 1,293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 336 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delmar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Delmar last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Delmar surname are 33.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Delmar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,305 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.41% less than the national average, earning R 196,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.34% more than the national average, earning $28,000,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $59,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delmár941/
Delmare92342/
Delmarr92124/
Delmart92106/
Delmaar9241/
Dellmar9235/
D'elmar9213/
Delmard922/
Delmmar921/
Duelmar921/
Dehlmar921/
Delmarh920/
Delmarz920/
Dlmar911/
Delmaire861,080/
Delmarre86106/
Delmaëre861/
Dilmar83138/
Delmor8378/
Dlemar831/
Delmarova804/
Delmarová802/
Delmore771,420/
Delmoor7739/
Delmour7721/
Dillmar777/
Dilmair772/
Delmoir771/
Delmord771/
Dilmare771/
Diolmar771/
Delmeire71290/
Dellmour7162/
Dellmore7145/
Delmoure7132/
Delmoore7120/
Deelmore711/
Delmorre711/
D'Elmore711/
Dilmor672/
Dell'mour671/
Gylmar671/
Dylmor671/
Dilmore62656/
Dilmour621/
Dillmore57136/
Dillmeir571/

Delmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delmar in the Georgian language
დელმარdelmar-
Delmar in the Arabic language
دلمارdlmar-
ديلمارdylmar-

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