Delvaux Surname

51,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Delvaux Surname User-submission:

A surname of French origin. The Delvaux name translates to of/from the valley. Most common in Belgium, though can be found throughout Europe (France and Germany most commonly after Belgium) and to a lesser extent the United States.

Delvaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,8851:1,67094
France1,6331:40,6755,077
United States3991:908,41868,362
Luxembourg2831:2,051227
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Thailand1311:539,22492,925
Argentina1171:365,32828,402
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Canada441:837,40065,151
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England221:2,532,63991,802
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Delvaux (927) may also be a first name.

Delvaux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of French origin. The Delvaux name translates to of/from the valley. Most common in Belgium, though can be found throughout Europe (France and Germany most commonly after Belgium) and to a lesser extent the United States.

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Delvaux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delvaux is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delvaux? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,869th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 737,905 people. The surname Delvaux occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Delvaux are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Delvaux is also the 265,766th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 927 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 6,885 people, or 1 in 1,670. In Belgium Delvaux is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 74 percent live, Flemish Region, where 17 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Delvaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Delvaux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delvaux last name grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delvaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Delvaux surname are 37.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Delvaux earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.54% more than the national average, earning R 614,388 per year; in United States they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $48,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning $62,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delvax9244/
Delvau927/
Dellevaux8810/
Delvoux8648/
Delveax864/
Delvaex861/
Delva8325,913/
Delvu831/
Delvaque8059/
Delvaius801/
Delvas77561/
Delvai77310/
Dealva77265/
Delvat77102/
Delvac7768/
Delvaz7762/
Delvou7749/
Delvay7728/
Delvud7725/
Deulva7711/
Deelva773/
Delvad773/
Delvox772/
Delvue771/
Delvea771/
Deslva771/
Delvacque7518/
Delvaje7121/
Delvoix7118/
Delvais7110/
Delvayi714/
Delvaay711/
Deelvas711/
Delvaye711/
Delvagh710/
Delvact710/
Delvash710/
Delvach710/
Delvo672,150/
Dilva6773/
Dlevu6764/
Delvò674/
Delvaish671/
Delvaash671/
Delvô671/
Dellevay670/
Delvatch670/

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