dela Cruz Surname

836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

dela Cruz Surname User-submission:

The dela Cruz surname comes from de la cruz, which in English is translated to 'of the cross'.

dela Cruz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines625,6401:1621
United States2,8951:125,20213,303
Canada1,6161:22,8003,103
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Northern Mariana Islands7091:7714
Oman4721:7,8131,079
Guam3831:41854
Mexico3571:347,6927,350
Australia3251:83,0649,628
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
Peru1971:161,3418,260
United Arab Emirates1901:48,2224,868
England1751:318,38923,763
New Zealand1741:26,0254,563
Thailand1461:483,82484,756
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Malaysia941:313,76817,074
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Italy671:912,78667,190
Spain651:719,26231,067
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Hong Kong411:178,9142,965
Norway391:131,85317,004
France371:1,795,209158,669
Greece371:299,45443,754
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Japan301:4,261,47637,285
Iceland281:13,5751,212
Colombia261:1,837,46411,767
Libya251:249,7591,033
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Macau191:31,665342
Austria181:473,08046,251
South Korea181:2,846,681560
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
China111:124,301,9616,553
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brunei41:104,6832,048
East Timor41:303,982255
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

dela Cruz (157) may also be a first name.

dela Cruz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The dela Cruz surname comes from de la cruz, which in English is translated to 'of the cross'.

- jaarmenta

Dela Cruz is a Spanish surname, which means 'of the cross'.

- ous

Dela Cruz is a Spanish surname, meaning 'of the cross'.

- deleted-173293

The Dela Cruz surname in Spanish means 'of the cross'.

- jayxielle

dela Cruz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name dela Cruz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name dela Cruz occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name dela Cruz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 836th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,458 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of dela Cruz reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 732,696th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 157 people.

It is the most common surname in one country:The Philippines, where 98 percent reside. This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 625,640 people, or 1 in 162. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Central Luzon, where 30 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 17 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 111 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

dela Cruz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of dela Cruz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the dela Cruz last name expanded 17,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.

dela Cruz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount dela Cruz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.36% less than the national average, earning €5,599 per year; in Norway they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning 293,025 kr per year; in Peru they earn 29.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,576 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.6% less than the national average, earning R 169,668 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.02% less than the national average, earning $18,384,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 86.43% more than the national average, earning $80,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,061 CAD per year.

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dela Cruz Reference & Research

Delacruz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Delacruz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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