de Armas Surname

24,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

de Armas Surname User-submission:

It is a surname originating in the Canary Islands that comes from Juan Negrín, King of Arms, according to the title that the stranger granted by King Don Juan II of Castile, and begins to call Juan De Armas. That is why it is said that the "Armas" or "De Armas" as well as the "Negrín", descend all of Juan Negrín or Juan de Armas, King of Arms by appointment of the King of Castile, D.

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de Armas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba13,9521:826140
Uruguay2,0061:1,711213
Colombia1,5261:31,3071,971
Spain1,4581:32,0663,238
Venezuela9511:31,7601,901
United States8821:410,95135,756
Argentina5031:84,9777,183
Philippines2811:360,27847,996
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Brazil1731:1,237,42442,571
Ecuador691:230,5208,255
Puerto Rico331:107,5801,644
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Chile241:734,02016,565
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England51:11,143,612252,590
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominica11:75,891912
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

de Armas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname originating in the Canary Islands that comes from Juan Negrín, King of Arms, according to the title that the stranger granted by King Don Juan II of Castile, and begins to call Juan De Armas. That is why it is said that the "Armas" or "De Armas" as well as the "Negrín", descend all of Juan Negrín or Juan de Armas, King of Arms by appointment of the King of Castile, D. John II.

- zuri1907

de Armas Last Name Facts

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

de Armas is most common in Cuba. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Armas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,324th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 327,707 people. de Armas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of de Armas reside; 64 percent reside in Caribbean and 64 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean.

This surname is most numerous in Cuba, where it is held by 13,952 people, or 1 in 826. In Cuba de Armas is most numerous in: Havana, where 18 percent are found, Matanzas Province, where 13 percent are found and Santiago de Cuba Province, where 11 percent are found. Besides Cuba de Armas is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 9 percent are found and Colombia, where 7 percent are found.

de Armas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Armas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Armas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Armas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $20,851,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 52.49% more than the national average, earning $65,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $48,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Harmas940/
de Arma93322/
De-Armas8815/
de Armoa882/
di Armas881/
de Armatt820/
di Arma806/
der Harmat781/
de Garmo7576/
de Armey7510/
de Ormos751/
de Gormaz714/
des Ormeau672/
De-Garmo632/
da Hourma591/
da Gourma591/
Des-Ormeaux538/

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