Delta Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Delta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5351:247,19522,618
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Nigeria2751:644,15530,300
France2011:330,46149,960
Turkey1121:694,83435,663
Namibia591:40,8375,469
Peru491:648,65615,868
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Cuba381:303,2295,351
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Delta (16,240) may also be a first name.

Delta Last Name Facts

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

Delta (Arabic: ديلتا, Hindi: डेल्टा, Oriya: େଡଲଟା, Russian: Дельта) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 222,993rd most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,988,805 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Delta are found; 30 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 29 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Delta is also the 43,971st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 16,240 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 247,195. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 33 percent are found, East Java, where 24 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 12 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Delta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delta has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delta Last Name Statistics demography

Delta earn notably more than the average income. In Peru they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,334 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deltai9116/
Deltas919/
Deltau918/
Dhelta918/
Dellta917/
Deltay915/
Deltaz913/
Deltha913/
Deldta913/
Deltad912/
Deltta911/
Deltaj911/
Dlta891/
Deltass831/
Delthea831/
Delti80329/
Delto80228/
Dilta8053/
Delte8041/
Delty8028/
Deltè801/
Dltta801/
Delteach771/
Deltahay770/
Daelto73152/
Diltas7329/
Delter7315/
Deltis7311/
Deltio739/
Deltei738/
Delthe737/
Döltaş737/
Deltér735/
Diltay734/
Duelto733/
Deltos733/
Deltey733/
Deltid733/
Deltto732/
Delthé731/
Deltoy731/
Deltou731/
Deltot731/
Deltet731/
Deltes731/
Diltaj731/
Deelty730/
Dielte730/
Deltess675/
Dlti675/
Deltodd672/
Dlto671/
Deltish671/
Deltoop671/
Deldtti671/
Deldtto671/
Delthoi671/
Dltj671/
Dilttah671/
Delther670/
Deltech670/

Delta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delta in the Hindi language
डेल्टाdelta-
Delta in the Oriya language
େଡଲଟାedalata-
Delta in the Russian language
Дельтаdelta-
Delta in the Arabic language
ديلتاdylta-
دلتاdlta-
دالتاdalta-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Delta
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