de La Puente Surname

139,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

de La Puente Surname Definition:

(Spanish), of the Bridge. (variant: du Pont.)

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de La Puente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,5261:18,5082,057
Mexico7941:156,3304,730
Peru7061:45,0204,018
Argentina5751:74,3366,328
Chile3791:46,4812,163
Colombia1591:300,4665,766
Ecuador1201:132,5496,814
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Uruguay931:36,9014,256
Cuba931:123,9003,345
Venezuela901:335,6017,420
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
France111:6,038,429280,838
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de La Puente Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish), of the Bridge. (variant: du Pont.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

It is originally from the Basque country in northern Spain, specifically from the town of Balmaseda. It is a territorial surname, in Spanish puente means 'bridge'. Hence, de la Puente means 'from the bridge' near the town of Balmaseda. It is euivalent to french surname Dupont.

- pdelapuente

de La Puente Last Name Facts

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

The last name de La Puente is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 139,310th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,270,971 people. de La Puente is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of de La Puente live; 79 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 2,526 people, or 1 in 18,508. In Spain de La Puente is primarily found in: Castile and León, where 32 percent live, Madrid, where 26 percent live and Andalusia, where 8 percent live. Outside of Spain this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Peru, where 22 percent live.

de La Puente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de La Puente has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de La Puente Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de La Puente earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 227.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 63,526 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $23,581,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.11% more than the national average, earning $56,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.81% more than the national average, earning $65,485 CAD per year.

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