de La Maza Surname

230,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

de La Maza 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 Maza 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
Chile8381:21,0221,326
Mexico4801:258,5966,256
Spain4751:98,4258,101
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Cuba721:160,0383,769
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England41:13,929,515290,718
Panama41:978,06412,245
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
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de La Maza (26) may also be a first name.

de La Maza 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.

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de La Maza Demographics

Average de La Maza Salary in
United States

$22,000 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,097,396 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.32162E-6
Rank: 903,048 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
50.98%
Sample size: 9 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de La Maza Last Name Facts

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

The last name de La Maza occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of de La Maza click here.

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

The surname is the 230,318th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,147,721 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of de La Maza reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename globally It is held by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Chile, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 21,022. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 55 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 16 percent are found and Valparaíso Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Chile this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent are found and Spain, where 27 percent are found.

de La Maza Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de La Maza earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 26.97% less than the national average, earning $16,580,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

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 Masa9073/
de La Meza9034/
de La Massa861/
de La Marzo861/
de La Mozas861/
de las Mozas824/
de La Macias821/
de La Mesa8030/
de La Moca801/
de Los Mesa671/
de Los Mozos64589/
de Los Mozoz646/
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