Derlyn Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Derlyn Surname Definition:

From the French, Deliens; a personal name.

Derlyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France811:820,03498,127
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Derlyn (883) may also be a first name.

Derlyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Deliens; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Derlyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derlyn occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derlyn? popularity and diffusion

Derlyn is the 1,967,751st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Derlyn are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 273,612th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 883 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 820,034. In France Derlyn is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 56 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live and Brittany, where 12 percent live. Apart from France this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Derlyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Derlyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Derlyn surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derlin83345/
Derlen83146/
Derlén831/
Derlng831/
Derlynova8023/
Derlien77172/
Derlink77164/
Derling7749/
Derglin7725/
Derlina7723/
Dherlin774/
Derlint772/
Derlijn772/
Derlind772/
Derlene772/
Derleng771/
Derllin771/
Deerlin771/
Derlent771/
Dierlen771/
Dearlin770/
Dierlin770/
Derrlin770/
Dearlng770/
Dearling71546/
Deerling71435/
Dearlina7110/
Dherleen711/
Dearlene711/
Deerleng711/
Deirling710/
Derellin710/
Derlingue6751/
Drelin6740/
Derlinova6719/
Drelen679/
Derlem675/
Dirlen674/
Deerlinck671/
Derillien671/
Dirlin671/
Derlim670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derlyn
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