Dilum Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

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

Dilum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Dilum (5,368) may also be a first name.

Dilum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilum is found most in Sri Lanka. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dilum is the 658,434th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dilum live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dilum is also the 91,965th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 5,368 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Besides Sri Lanka it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Dilum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dilum has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dilum last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diloum91163/
Dilume9197/
Dhilum911/
Dailum911/
Deilum911/
Diloume832/
Dilom80840/
Dulum80147/
Dilun8034/
Delum806/
Dullum73807/
Doilom73291/
Deloum73144/
Delume73102/
Dhulum7380/
Dilung7336/
Dailun7324/
Dailom7316/
Duloum7313/
Diloem737/
Deelum736/
Dhilun736/
Diolun735/
Dilhun735/
Dilaun732/
Delgum732/
Delaum732/
Diliun731/
Dealum731/
Deilun731/
Dhilom731/
Dielun730/
Diloun730/
Dilhom730/
Delhoum673,150/
Delaume67369/
Deloume67236/
Dehloum67168/
Delusme6791/
Deleume6756/
Deslume6711/
Dhilaun677/
Dislund675/
Deuloum672/
Dhuulum671/
Dhiloun671/
Dilusen671/
Delumne670/

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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 Dilum
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