de La Masa Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cuba

de La Masa Surname User-submission:

"De la Maza" was the nickname given for a spanish soldier, who fought against the moros armed with a "sledgehammer" (maza, mazo) in Santander, XV century.

de La Masa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
France11:66,422,722504,397

de La Masa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

"De la Maza" was the nickname given for a spanish soldier, who fought against the moros armed with a "sledgehammer" (maza, mazo) in Santander, XV century.

- anonymous submission
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de La Masa Last Name Facts

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

The surname de La Masa is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of de La Masa.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Masa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of de La Masa reside; 68 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 2,024,764. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Ilocos, where 46 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 34 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de La Massa951/
de La Maza901,757/
de La Mesa9030/
de La Mozas861/
de las Mozas824/
de La Macias821/
de La Meza8034/
de La Moca801/
de La Marzo761/
de Los Mesa761/
de Los Mozos64589/
de Los Mozoz556/
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