Dezilva Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Dezilva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dezilva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Australia451:599,90442,958
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Dezilva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dezilva has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dezilva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dezilva is the 739,868th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. Dezilva is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Dezilva live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and Qatar, where 4 percent reside.

Dezilva Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dezilva earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.37% more than the national average, earning $66,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desilva8635,386/
Dezylva8624/
Dazilva867/
Decilva865/
De'silva8052/
Deasilva803/
Desilvas802/
Desailva802/
Deisilva801/
Dessilva801/
Dasilva7148,269/
Disilva71622/
Desylva71183/
Disylva71140/
Desilve7138/
Deselva7128/
Diselva7125/
Daselva716/
Desilvo715/
Dosilva715/
Desilvi714/
Dazylva712/
Dicilva711/
Decilvi710/
Degelva710/
Desilvy710/
Da'silva67301/
Desilvey67124/
Desilver67105/
Desilvis6748/
D'Asilva679/
Di'silva677/
Disilvha675/
Dasailva673/
Dissilva673/
Daisilva672/
Dasilvaa672/
Diselvha671/
Desilvie671/
Ditzelva671/
Disilvah671/
De'silve671/
Ditsylva671/
Dasil'va671/
D'Isilva671/
Dessylva671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dezilva
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