Amesquita Surname

118,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Amesquita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amesquita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,8211:17,4542,132
United States8171:443,64638,107
Colombia5831:81,9453,298
Mexico4141:299,8226,763
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Guatemala691:233,0824,038
Venezuela611:495,1499,508
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Amésquita (9) & Amèsquita (2) are calculated separately.

Amesquita Last Name Facts

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

Amesquita is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Amésquita or Amèsquita. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amesquita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,604th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,879,202 people. The last name Amesquita occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Amesquita are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequently held in Peru, where it is held by 1,821 people, or 1 in 17,454. In Peru Amesquita is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 33 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 27 percent are found and Moquegua Region, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Peru this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Colombia, where 15 percent are found.

Amesquita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Amesquita has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Amesquita last name grew 6,808 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amesquita Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amesquita surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amesquita earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,291 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.4% more than the national average, earning $30,284,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $55,519 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amesquita
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