Dálaigh Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dálaigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dálaigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:214,0438,362
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Dalaigh (18) are calculated separately.

Dálaigh Last Name Facts

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

Dálaigh occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dalaigh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dálaigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Dálaigh is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Dálaigh reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Dálaigh is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 214,043. In Ireland Dálaigh is primarily found in: Leinster, where 95 percent are found and Munster, where 5 percent are found. Beside Ireland this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalaigh9518/
Dalaig77293/
Dolagh771/
Dalagh771/
Daleigh718/
Daalagh714/
Doleigh712/
Dohligh711/
Dailaig711/
Dalag671,708/
Dalig67876/
Dolig6735/
Dolag6713/
Dollhigh671/
Dálik671/

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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 Dálaigh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis