Dilshan Surname

28,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,001 people bear this surname

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

Dilshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka18,7111:1,112149
India851:9,024,299181,432
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
England41:13,929,515290,718
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Comoros11:749,524685
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dilshan (24,738) may also be a first name.

Dilshan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilshan (Georgian: დილშან, Hindi: दिलशान, Marathi: िदलशान, Oriya: ଦିଲଶାନ) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilshan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,287th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 383,535 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dilshan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 32,284th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 24,738 people.

This last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 18,711 people, or 1 in 1,112. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhilshan9318/
Dilshann931/
Dilshaan931/
Dilsan9282/
Dlshan922/
Dilshahan881/
Dilchan8617/
Dilsham861/
Dilhsan861/
Delshan861/
Dilsaan861/
Dhilsan861/
Dlsan831/
Dilshanova821/
Dilchand80261/
Dillesan8010/
Diljan77189/
Dilson77146/
Dilcan77144/
Delsan7768/
Dilsen7756/
Dilzan773/
Dljhan772/
Dlsham771/
Delshaine753/
Dhilshaam751/
Dilzhanova7133/
Delsant7131/
Delchan7126/
Dillson7115/
Dilsson7115/
Dlesane7111/
Delsohn7110/
Diljaan718/
Dielson713/
Ddilson712/
Dielsen711/
Delsian711/
Delsain711/
Dilsone711/
Diljean711/
Delsanne67110/
Dellesan6719/
Dellsand6718/
Delsaint6716/
Dljan671/
Delchand671/
Delshoun671/
Dlsen671/
Dlson671/
Diellson670/
Dilleson670/

Dilshan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dilshan in the Georgian language
დილშანdilshan-
Dilshan in the Oriya language
ଦିଲଶାନdilasana-
Dilshan in the Marathi language
िदलशानidalasana98.61
िदलशनidalasana1.39
Dilshan in the Hindi language
दिलशानdilasana93.24
दिलशनdilasana6.08
दिल्शानdilsana0.68

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