dela Masa Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

dela Masa Surname

413,383^rd

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Philippines

Highest density in:

Philippines

dela Masa Surname User-submission:

"De la Maza" was the nickname given for a spanish soldier, who fought against the moros armed with a "sledgehammer" (maza, mazo) in Santander, XV century.

dela Masa Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Philippines	839	1:120,665	20,776
Canada	1	1:36,845,591	464,108
Israel	1	1:8,557,634	182,558
South Korea	1	1:51,240,256	8,015
Suriname	1	1:552,616	9,664

dela Masa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

"De la Maza" was the nickname given for a spanish soldier, who fought against the moros armed with a "sledgehammer" (maza, mazo) in Santander, XV century.

- anonymous submission

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dela Masa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name dela Masa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name dela Masa is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of dela Masa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name dela Masa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 413,383^rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,644,776 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of dela Masa reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 839 people, or 1 in 120,665. In The Philippines dela Masa is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 47 percent live, Central Luzon, where 13 percent live and National Capital Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Israel, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
de La Masa	95	73	/
della Masa	95	1	/
Delamasa	94	75	/
della Massa	90	11	/
de La Massa	90	1	/
del Massa	89	107	/
dela Mesa	89	60	/
dela Maza	89	45	/
dela Misa	89	6	/
del Mas	88	32	/
Delamas	88	14	/
de La Maza	84	1,757	/
Dellamassa	84	45	/
de La Mesa	84	30	/
Tela Maisa	84	1	/
de La Misa	84	1	/
Dellamas	82	901	/
Delamaza	82	109	/
de Lamas	82	33	/
del Maso	82	18	/
Delmassa	82	15	/
Delmasah	82	13	/
Delamesa	82	9	/
Deliamas	82	7	/
Delamisa	82	3	/
Dalamasa	82	2	/
Deloamas	82	1	/
del Misa	82	1	/
Deluamas	82	1	/
Delamosa	82	1	/
Dilamasa	82	1	/
Delmas	80	23,737	/
Della-Massa	80	2	/
Delams	80	2	/
de Llamas	78	327	/
del Masso	78	73	/
dela Meza	78	8	/
de Lamaza	78	1	/
del Masse	78	1	/
De'llamas	78	1	/
Delleamas	78	1	/
Dellmassa	78	1	/
dal Mas	75	570	/
Dalamas	75	87	/
Delomas	75	75	/
Dalmasa	75	58	/
Delimas	75	46	/
Dealmas	75	28	/
Delmaso	75	28	/
Delmasi	75	26	/
Delamos	75	13	/
Delmase	75	6	/
Delmusa	75	5	/
Dielmas	75	4	/
del Más	75	3	/
Delames	75	2	/
Delyams	75	1	/
Delamaz	75	1	/
del Maz	75	1	/
Dalamsa	75	1	/
Delmesa	75	1	/
Dlamisa	75	1	/
Dwelmas	75	1	/
Delmaes	75	1	/
Delamus	75	0	/
Delmays	75	0	/
de Lima Sa	74	90	/
de La Meza	74	34	/
dela Marzo	74	6	/
del Massey	74	2	/
del Mascio	74	1	/
del Mazo	71	1,430	/
Dellomas	71	1,096	/
de Limas	71	836	/
dal Maso	71	770	/
del Mese	71	217	/
Delmasse	71	82	/
Delmasso	71	81	/
Dillamas	71	79	/
Dellumas	71	48	/
de Almas	71	47	/
de Lomas	71	45	/
de Lamos	71	18	/
Dalmassa	71	10	/
Dealimas	71	9	/
Delms	71	8	/
da Almas	71	8	/
Dilamsah	71	7	/
de Lumas	71	5	/
Doulamas	71	4	/
Dall Mas	71	3	/
dal Mass	71	2	/
de Lemas	71	2	/
de Lames	71	1	/
Delomisa	71	1	/
del Ames	71	1	/
Dealmasi	71	1	/
Tellamas	71	1	/
Dalamasi	71	1	/
Tel Musa	71	1	/
Dellames	71	1	/
Dellamos	71	1	/
Dellemas	71	1	/
Delmassi	71	1	/
Deliomas	71	1	/
Del-Amos	71	1	/
Delamaze	71	1	/
Dlams	71	1	/
del Amos	71	1	/
Dellimas	71	1	/
Delmissa	71	1	/
Dillmasa	71	0	/
de Lima Sao	70	43	/
de La Moussaye	70	20	/
de La Musse	70	15	/
della Muzia	70	7	/
Tela Maazou	70	6	/
Tela Moussa	70	2	/
de Lau-Maas	70	1	/
Dalmas	67	5,510	/
Dilmas	67	130	/
Delmes	67	118	/
Dolmas	67	114	/
della Mussia	67	88	/
Tlamsa	67	71	/
Delmis	67	42	/
de Lamaze	67	37	/
Dalamisah	67	29	/
Delmás	67	21	/
de Lima E Sa	67	21	/
Delmos	67	18	/
de Almoas	67	17	/
Dulamasih	67	15	/
de Limias	67	15	/
de Llames	67	14	/
Delmaz	67	6	/
Dall Mass	67	4	/
Delmus	67	3	/
dal Masso	67	3	/
Telmas	67	2	/
Delmàs	67	2	/
de Almasy	67	2	/
Delemisah	67	1	/
Dulmas	67	1	/
Tlamas	67	1	/
Telamisay	67	1	/
de Lima Hass	67	1	/
de Alamos	67	1	/
dela Mozu	67	1	/
Dolla Musaya	67	1	/
Dolomassa	67	1	/
Dlamza	67	1	/
Dee Lomas	67	1	/
Dalamiyas	67	1	/
Dael-Maes	67	1	/
Delliomas	67	1	/
Delimaise	67	1	/
Dell Mazo	67	1	/
Delums	67	1	/
Delamesse	67	1	/
Dholaimas	67	1	/
del Musso	67	1	/
Dele-Musa	67	1	/
Dalams	67	1	/
Dlimas	67	1	/
Tala Musa	67	1	/
Tele Mase	67	1	/
de Lima Haas	67	1	/
del Hamza	67	1	/
de Wilmas	67	1	/
Dislamesa	67	1	/
Delims	67	0	/
Dela-Moses	63	3	/

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