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

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
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
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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.

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de La Puente Demographics

Average de La Puente Salary in
United States

$56,571 USD

Per year
Rank:
256,965 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.39297E-5
Rank: 341,867 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
131.1%
Sample size: 21 (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 Puente Last Name Facts

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

The surname de La Puente has its highest incidence in Spain. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 139,310th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,270,971 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of de La Puente reside; 79 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 2,526 people, or 1 in 18,508. In Spain it is mostly found in: Castile and León, where 32 percent live, Madrid, where 26 percent live and Andalusia, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Spain de La Puente occurs in 34 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de La Puente last name grew 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.

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 Lapuente9674/
dela Puente9624/
de La Punte961/
de La Puentes961/
de La Pente961/
de La Puent961/
della Puente921/
Delapuente91487/
del Puente9199/
de La Punta87150/
de Lapoente875/
de La Ponte872/
de La Punto871/
de La Bente871/
de Labuente871/
Delapunte862/
Delpuente862/
de La Pointe836/
De-La-Puente834/
de La Penita831/
dela Punta82400/
del Poente82105/
de La Pont824/
dela Bente822/
de Lapenta822/
Delapoente821/
dela Penta821/
Delapuenta821/
de La Pinta78291/
della Penta78134/
de La Pinti782/
de La Ponta781/
de Lapointe781/
de La Pinto781/
de La Pontt781/
del Ponte761,354/
del Punta76254/
Delapunta7635/
Delaponte762/
Delabente762/
Delapenta761/
de La Peñita7513/
de La Benito751/
Dellapenta73281/
Delapointe7339/
de Loponte731/
Dela-Punta731/
Dala Punta731/
del Apunta731/
de Laia Pinto721/
Delponte701,573/
del Pont7030/
Delpeint7025/
dela Beneta7016/
della Ponta709/
Della-Penta705/
della Penda705/
Delpunta702/
de Labeneta701/
della Pinto701/
del Pinto67775/
dal Ponte67633/
del Panta67134/
Delpointe6719/
del Ponti6717/
Del-Ponte676/
Delapinta671/
Delaponta671/
del Pinot671/
Tello-Puente671/
Delapoint671/
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