Dilex Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dilex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dilex (48) may also be a first name.

Dilex Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilex occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilex? popularity and diffusion

Dilex is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Dilex occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Dilex reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dilex is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 48 people.

Dilex is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Dilex is most frequent in: Busia County, where 80 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 20 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Dilex Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dilex surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dailex912/
Dilek8024,341/
Diles80857/
Dileg80230/
Dileç80212/
Dulex80145/
Delex8017/
Dileq802/
Dilez802/
Dilax801/
Dilix801/
Dilej801/
Dilec801/
Dailleux77216/
Daileg732,339/
Dilekh73308/
Dailes73282/
Diolez73129/
Dilges73127/
Ditlek7391/
Deleux7370/
Dilesh7351/
Deslex7347/
Dilgeç7344/
Dislek7326/
Dieles7318/
Duleux7312/
Dilise7311/
Dailek738/
Dileke736/
Dilice735/
Dileis733/
Dilese733/
Duiles733/
Dailec732/
Dileck732/
Dileas732/
Dailej731/
Deleax731/
Dilike731/
Dioles731/
Dilees731/
Doiles731/
Dilegh731/
Dileus731/
Duilez731/
Dilets730/
Detilleix711/
Deilhes67436/
Dailess67209/
Dilecce67186/
Dailles6753/
Dilekce6751/
Deilles6743/
Dileesh6741/
Diluise6715/
Daillez6710/
Dailies675/
Dittles673/
Deitles672/
Deileke672/
Dilisse672/
Dilekhe671/
Deilets671/
Dhilesh671/
Dilgeck671/
Dileace671/
Daileys671/
D'Giles671/
Dilgesh671/
Deiletz670/
Doilles670/

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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 Dilex
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