Dilton Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dilton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden281:351,67024,678
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Dilton (3,205) may also be a first name.

Dilton Last Name Facts

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

Dilton is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dilton is the 2,312,869th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Dilton is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Dilton live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in Scandinavia. Dilton is also the 126,807th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 3,205 people.

The surname Dilton is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden Dilton is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 89 percent live, Östergötland County, where 7 percent live and Halland County, where 4 percent live. Other than Sweden it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Dilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dilton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dilton surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dilton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dilton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilthon921/
D'Hilton861/
Delton83679/
D'Elton7752/
Dellton7710/
Deltone773/
Deltonne7139/
Dilthung718/
Deltoing711/
De'elton711/
Deltan6720/
Dltang671/
Gylton671/
Deltang6277/
Deltant6213/
Deltand625/
Delttan621/
Deltaan621/
Dlthang621/
Dltum551/
Deltam501/

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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
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  • 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 Dilton
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