de las Casas Surname

271,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

de las Casas Surname Definition:

(Spanish), of the Houses. (variant: Cazenove.)

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de las Casas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru6791:46,8104,092
Spain4961:94,2587,835
Cuba1901:60,6462,321
Mexico1621:766,21111,378
Argentina1131:378,26029,259
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Panama381:102,9543,886
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England81:6,964,757184,742
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de las Casas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish), of the Houses. (variant: Cazenove.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of medieval origin very widespread in Catalonia. It means houses in Spanish.

- saelizondor

de las Casas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de las Casas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name de las Casas is more frequently found in Peru than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of de las Casas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de las Casas? popularity and diffusion

de las Casas is the 271,170th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,071,361 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of de las Casas reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname de las Casas is most common in Peru, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 46,810. In Peru it is most common in: Lima Province, where 71 percent live, Lima Region, where 13 percent live and Callao Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Peru this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 35 percent live and Cuba, where 13 percent live.

de las Casas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de las Casas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de las Casas surname rose 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de las Casas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de las Casas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 180.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,389 per year; in United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $45,963 CAD per year.

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