dela Rosa Surname

11,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,927 people bear this surname

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

dela Rosa Surname User-submission:

The surname dela Rosa comes from the Spanish phrase de la rosa, which means 'from the rose' or 'of the rose'.

dela Rosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines47,2561:2,142145
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
United States5191:698,37955,261
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Mexico1251:993,01013,084
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Guam701:2,287297
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
Northern Mariana Islands311:1,761219
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Panama41:978,06412,245
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Macau11:601,6301,582
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
San Marino11:33,214932
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belize11:355,4743,977
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

dela Rosa (104) may also be a first name.

dela Rosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname dela Rosa comes from the Spanish phrase de la rosa, which means 'from the rose' or 'of the rose'.

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dela Rosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name dela Rosa is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name dela Rosa is the 11,254th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,964 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of dela Rosa reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. dela Rosa is also the 925,156th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 104 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 47,256 people, or 1 in 2,142. In The Philippines dela Rosa is mostly found in: Central Luzon, where 23 percent live, Calabarzon, where 20 percent live and National Capital Region, where 19 percent live. Besides The Philippines dela Rosa occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

dela Rosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of dela Rosa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 7,414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

dela Rosa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount dela Rosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $22,568,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 56.73% more than the national average, earning $67,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $51,033 CAD per year.

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