de La Meza Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

de La Meza 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 Meza 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
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

de La Meza 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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Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Peru

de La Meza Demographics

Average de La Meza Salary in
Peru

S/. 13,684

Per year
Rank:
22,582 of 35,753
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.50704E-5
Rank: 21,990 of 35,753
Percentage of national average salary:
70.59%
Sample size: 9 (2014)

Average Salary in
Peru

S/. 19,385

Per year
Per month:
S/. 1,615
Per week:
S/. 359
Per day:
S/. 53

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de La Meza Last Name Facts

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

de La Meza occurs in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of de La Meza are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Andean South America.

The surname is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,096,004. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Junín Region, where 48 percent are found, Lima Province, where 45 percent are found and Huancavelica Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Peru this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

de La Meza Last Name Statistics demography

de La Meza earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,684 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
dela Meza958/
de La Maza901,757/
de La Mesa9030/
dela Mesa8460/
dela Maza8445/
de Lamaza841/
de La Masa8073/
de La Misa801/
Delamaza78109/
de Lamas7833/
de Lomez7813/
Delamesa789/
Delamuez781/
de Lames781/
de La Musse7615/
della Muzia767/
de La Massa761/
de Los Mesa761/
Dolaia Meza761/
Delmez75346/
Dlamza751/
dela Masa74843/
de Llamas74327/
de Lamaze7437/
de Llames7414/
dela Misa746/
de Lommez742/
Dealmeiza741/
dela Mozu741/
del Hamza741/
de Lima E Sa7321/
Delomez71307/
Delamiz7136/
del Mas7132/
Delamas7114/
Delmiza7114/
Delames712/
Dlemeza712/
Delamaz711/
del Maz711/
Delmesa711/
Delamoz711/
de Limz711/
Delmeze711/
de Lima Sa7090/
della Moce709/
de Almeisa705/
Dellamuzia703/
della Masa701/
de Lima Se701/
de La Mico701/
del Mazo671,430/
Dellamas67901/
de Lemes67608/
del Mese67217/
Delommez67190/
Delhomez67186/
Delamasa6775/
de Lima Sao6743/
de La Moussaye6720/
del Maso6718/
de Lamos6718/
Del Amiz6712/
della Massa6711/
de Lomes6710/
Deyilmez679/
Deliamas677/
del Mozo676/
Delamisa673/
de Limes671/
de Lima Zei671/
della Amuzu671/
Deloamas671/
del Ames671/
de Lau-Maas671/
del Misa671/
Dellames671/
Deluamas671/
Delamaze671/
Delamosa671/
Dee Lamusse671/
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