Dillehay Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dillehay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dillehay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1271:321,61429,307
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Dillehay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dillehay is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dillehay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dillehay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dillehay is the 328,558th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,454,868 people. The last name Dillehay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dillehay live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,127 people, or 1 in 321,614. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Dillehay exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Taiwan, where 0 percent live.

Dillehay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dillehay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dillehay last name grew 854 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dillehay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dillehay last name are 13.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.33% registered to vote for the party.

Dillehay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,046 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dilliehay940/
Dilleha9341/
Dillehy931/
Dillihay88114/
Dellehay884/
Dillehey882/
Duillehy881/
Dillyhay880/
Dillea8614/
Dilliha8046/
Dillaye802/
Dellehy801/
Dilleye801/
Dillayya754/
Dillihey751/
Dellehey750/
Dellea711,732/
Dillie71654/
Dillge71196/
Dillée713/
Dilleaher711/
Dillye711/
Dellehaus711/
Dillej711/
Dellehaut710/
Dillies67854/
Dillier67810/
Dellechaie6715/
Delleau6713/
Dillowe6711/
Delleye674/
Dillija672/
Delliha672/
Dillije671/
Dellaye671/
Dilljas671/
Deellea670/

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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 Dillehay
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