Delport Surname

34,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Delport Surname Definition:

“Of the Gate” in French. Refers to the fact that the owner of the name lived near the city gate.

Delport Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,4981:3,737495
France2281:291,32844,676
England1641:339,74424,836
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Australia721:374,94030,993
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Seychelles181:5,133784
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Wales101:309,45316,869
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Delport (46) may also be a first name.

Delport Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Gate” in French. Refers to the fact that the owner of the name lived near the city gate.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Delport Last Name Facts

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

Delport is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delport? popularity and diffusion

Delport is the 34,378th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 472,726 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Delport reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 46 people.

The surname Delport is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 14,498 people, or 1 in 3,737. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Delport Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delport has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Delport last name grew 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delport Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Delport surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delport earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.15% more than the national average, earning R 397,212 per year; in United States they earn 21.28% more than the national average, earning $52,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delporte937,517/
Delpordt931/
Delpoort931/
Delportt931/
Delports931/
Delphort931/
Delpor922/
Delposrte881/
Dilport8688/
Delpart8623/
Delpert8614/
Delpour861/
Delphor860/
Delparte80147/
Dillport8023/
Dielpert800/
Delphord800/
Delpar77210/
Dilpert7116/
Delpard713/
Delparr712/
Dilpour711/
Delphar711/
Delpfar711/
Delphard6710/
Delpaure670/
Dilpar6226/
Dilpare574/

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