de Cuesta Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

de Cuesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Cuesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2741:453,0158,502
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

de Cuesta Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Cuesta is found most frequently in Mexico. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Cuesta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 930,678th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname de Cuesta is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Cuesta live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 453,015. In Mexico de Cuesta is most frequent in: Chiapas, where 72 percent reside, Chihuahua, where 7 percent reside and Mexico City, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Mexico it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 1 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Cuestas953/
da Cuesta892/
de Cueto8235/
de Cuetos7813/
de Guita711/
de Gueto711/
de Guisti6782/
de Guisto673/
de Guaita671/
de Queitoz631/
de Guito5976/
de Quito5957/
di Guisto56178/
de Quitos564/
da Quisto561/
di Quisto561/
di Guistti531/

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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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  • 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 de Cuesta
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