Delamasa Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Delamasa 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.

Delamasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Delamasa 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

Delamasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delamasa has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delamasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Delamasa occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Delamasa reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Delamasa is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,910,155. In The Philippines Delamasa is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 30 percent live, National Capital Region, where 21 percent live and Ilocos, where 15 percent live. Besides The Philippines Delamasa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Delamasa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Delamasa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $53,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $44,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delamaza88109/
Delamesa889/
Dalamasa882/
Delamosa881/
Dilamasa881/
Delamacias781/
Delamaze751/
Delamacio718/
Dolomassa711/
Delhammacher601/
Delosmozos563/

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