de La O Surname

20,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

de La O Surname Definition:

"O" is the archaic form of "Do" - apocope of "donde" - where, the personal name of a woman in the Hispanic world, and a French name of the twelfth century. "O" is the name of three villages in Brazil, Olinda, Escuelas and in Sao Paulo.

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de La O Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico20,5651:6,036744
El Salvador3,1051:2,043343
Peru1,2901:24,6392,712
Honduras9911:8,897610
Spain5671:82,4557,076
Cuba2201:52,3762,110
Belize491:7,2551,099
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490

de La O Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"O" is the archaic form of "Do" - apocope of "donde" - where, the personal name of a woman in the Hispanic world, and a French name of the twelfth century. "O" is the name of three villages in Brazil, Olinda, Escuelas and in Sao Paulo.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

de La O Last Name Facts

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

de La O is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name de La O is the 20,771st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 277,325 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of de La O live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Hispano-North America.

It is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 20,565 people, or 1 in 6,036. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Tabasco, where 19 percent reside, México, where 18 percent reside and Veracruz, where 9 percent reside. Other than Mexico this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in El Salvador, where 12 percent reside and Peru, where 5 percent reside.

de La O Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de La O earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 37.21% less than the national average, earning $14,254,000 COP per year and in Canada they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning $38,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de La Oz93261/
de La Ho9312/
de La Os931/
de La Hoz8826,393/
de La Hos8826/
de La H'o889/
de La Oss881/
de La A8668/
de La Haz751/
De-La-O711/
De-La-Hoz631/

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