Mesa Surname

2,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Guam

Mesa Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Toledo, Andalusia, and Cordoba. Name of village near Cuenca and one near Plasencia. Derived from latin "mensa" - a table.

Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula. One branch in Canary Islands.

Mesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia64,6871:739152
Cuba30,4121:37960
Spain27,9331:1,674191
Philippines15,9141:6,362546
United States15,4131:23,5162,955
Dominican Republic8,6741:1,203194
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Argentina6,3031:6,781681
Venezuela5,9971:5,037629
Mexico5,2161:23,7971,710
DR Congo3,7761:19,5662,471
Uruguay2,9481:1,164132
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Indonesia1,8901:69,9737,542
Chile1,8591:9,476858
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
India1,4281:537,16126,605
Ecuador1,0781:14,7552,263
Brazil9241:231,6828,958
Peru9181:34,6233,379
Kenya8251:55,9765,564
Papua New Guinea6571:12,4111,145
Guam5971:26828
Thailand4621:152,89724,259
Zimbabwe4421:34,9285,388
France4331:153,40123,818
Honduras3271:26,962943
Bolivia3151:33,7032,180
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Malaysia3011:97,9876,750
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Panama2461:15,9031,168
Italy2121:288,47536,865
Nicaragua2101:28,6721,120
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
England1101:506,52832,143
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Paraguay771:93,9842,236
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Australia641:421,80833,593
Northern Mariana Islands611:895143
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Moldova481:74,1959,744
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Costa Rica391:122,5661,902
Solomon Islands391:14,8732,820
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Romania311:647,67345,663
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Cambodia241:645,2984,626
Austria171:500,90847,931
El Salvador151:422,9262,747
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Belize101:35,5472,218
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Turks and Caicos Islands91:3,814352
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Finland61:916,11741,832
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Oman41:921,9937,313
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
San Marino11:33,214932
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Meša (130) & Meşa (4) are calculated separately.

Mesa (10,197) may also be a first name.

Mesa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Toledo, Andalusia, and Cordoba. Name of village near Cuenca and one near Plasencia. Derived from latin "mensa" - a table.

Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula. One branch in Canary Islands.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Mesa is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: table.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mesa Last Name Facts

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

Mesa (Arabic: ميسّا, Hindi: मेसा, Marathi: मेसा, Oriya: େମସା, Russian: Меса, Tibetan: མི་ས་) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Meša or Meşa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,617th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,171 people. The surname Mesa is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Mesa live; 40 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Caribbean South America. Mesa is also the 60,441st most common given name internationally, held by 10,197 people.

The last name Mesa is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is borne by 64,687 people, or 1 in 739. In Colombia Mesa is mostly found in: Antioquia Department, where 42 percent reside, Capital District, where 15 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent reside. Other than Colombia Mesa is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 14 percent reside and Spain, where 13 percent reside.

Mesa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mesa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mesa surname increased 12,844 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mesa last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

In The United States Mesa are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mesa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning €27,253 per year; in Peru they earn 42.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,626 per year; in South Africa they earn 81.02% less than the national average, earning R 45,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.53% more than the national average, earning $26,681,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $37,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning $44,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meša92130/
Meşa924/
Mesay8924,004/
Messa8912,755/
Mesia895,685/
Mesas894,795/
Mesha892,078/
Meesa891,139/
Mesah891,138/
Maesa891,025/
Moesa89706/
Metsa89644/
Mhesa89451/
Mesca89402/
Mesai89392/
Meisa89385/
Mesea89267/
Mesad89223/
Meusa89211/
Mesat89157/
Mesaa89113/
Miesa89105/
Measa8945/
Mesja8926/
Meysa8925/
Mgesa8916/
Mesza8916/
Mesau8915/
Mesaj8912/
Mehsa8910/
Mesga899/
Medsa897/
Hmesa893/
Mmesa893/
Mesìa892/
Mesaz892/
Mexsa891/
Mesap891/
Messai8014,597/
Messay807,864/
Meissa805,561/
Messad804,287/
Messah803,510/
Messas801,941/
Meesay80577/
Meesat80549/
Messat80497/
Meisay80479/
Meesai80330/
Meshad80311/
Meesap80304/
Meisha80304/
Mesaya80263/
Messoa80206/
Mesaad80196/
Maesah80130/
Moesai80127/
Meshaj80126/
Miessa80122/
Metsat80105/
Meshau80100/
Mesaud80100/
Mesach8091/
Meyssa8084/
Meisah8072/
Me'esa8059/
Metsas8057/
Moessa8053/
Mescha8049/
Messea8034/
Meitsa8030/
Meesha8029/
Meïssa8028/
Meesad8025/
Mesash8025/
Maessa8024/
Meshaa8024/
Miesha8024/
Messaa8024/
Metsai8023/
Meshay8022/
Mesaat8022/
Mesaha8020/
Mesaid8019/
Mesaus8018/
Moesha8017/
Meshoa8014/
Meshai8014/
Meseas8014/
Meshat8013/
Mesaia8013/
Meesia8013/
Messaï8012/
Measaa8011/
Mehsay8011/
Meesaj8011/
Maesha808/
Measoa808/
Moesaa807/
Metsha807/
Meysah806/
Measia806/
Meysad806/
Measha805/
Meisas805/
Meusai805/
Mmesha805/
Mehsah804/
Mgessa804/
Meussa804/
Mesìas804/
Maesai804/
Mesaja804/
Mhesha803/
Messau803/
Messap803/
Meassa803/
Mesaai803/
Messaz803/
Metsah803/
Meseat802/
Meysha802/
Meshas802/
Messha802/
Meihsa802/
Mmeisa802/
Meisai802/
M'Eisa801/
Medsat801/
Meusha801/
Meysia801/
Mehtsa801/
Meisaa801/
Meshah801/
Mgesha801/
Messaî801/
Mesaih801/
Mehsha801/
Maesea801/
Meatsa801/
Meusah801/
Metsaa801/
Metsad801/
Metsap801/
Miesah801/
Moesay801/
Moesea801/
Mmessa801/
Meisat801/
Meseaz801/
Mesiaa801/
Mesiua801/
Mesgea801/
Mmetsa801/
Mehsaz801/
Moesza801/
Methsa801/
Mesead801/
Meshea800/
Mesgia800/
Meza75585,089/
Mosa75122,258/
Misa7535,168/
Masa7532,921/
Meja7510,368/
Meso758,966/
Meca758,767/
Mese753,072/
Mysa75679/
Meça75508/
Meža75152/
Mexa75129/
Mesy7577/
Mísa753/
Meća751/
Mjsa751/
Messaad732,328/
Meshach731,275/
Messaid731,173/
Messeha73318/
Messast73221/
Meishaa73133/
Messadh73104/
Mesheau7396/
Miessau7372/
Messaud7368/
Messach7368/
Messeau7357/
Meyssat7336/
Messaut7330/
Messaha7327/
M'Eissa7326/
Metsaha7323/
Messaih7323/
Meshaya7321/
Meissat7317/
Meshiea7315/
Measiah737/
Messais735/
Mehssas735/
Messaya734/
Meshsha733/
Messaia733/
Messaux733/
Miescha733/
Medsaid733/
Meashay732/
Meeshay732/
Meisssa732/
Mesieha732/
Measach732/
Messass732/
Meesaad732/
Meisaya731/
Meashaa731/
Meessay731/
Mieshay731/
Mieshea731/
Miessay731/
Mieysha731/
Metsach731/
Meihsai731/
Meihsia731/
Mesa'ad731/
Meseahe731/
Messatt731/
Mheesha731/
Moeshau731/
Meassah731/
Messahy731/
Messaat731/
Mmesait731/
Meshaih731/
Meesuha731/
Messeas731/
Maessai731/
Maessau731/
Maessea731/
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Mejsasz731/
Meheesa731/
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Meseach731/
Meshaja731/
Mesiaah731/
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Messaiz731/
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Metsath731/
Mesaggi731/
Hmeesha731/
Miessha730/
Meshaus730/
Meshead730/
Meshaud730/
Meaza67103,825/
Massa6774,242/
Masha6745,040/
Mosha6734,971/
Mossa6733,284/
Messi6729,828/
Masai6726,105/
Missa6719,878/
Moisa6710,388/
Maisa679,905/
Mecha679,898/
Merza676,386/
Medja675,364/
Meser675,091/
Meise674,830/
Misha674,657/
Messe674,521/
Meese674,467/
Hmeeshah674,467/
Maeso674,096/
Mesho673,938/
Megia673,863/
Masau673,362/
Misat673,230/
Misas673,201/
Mease673,108/
Messo673,037/
Masay672,816/
Mosea672,513/
Meshi672,269/
Mejha671,991/
Masah671,948/
Maeza671,937/
Mmasa671,868/
Misai671,736/
Metso671,714/
Mezza671,697/
Masaa671,663/
Mesić671,658/
Misah671,606/
Mysha671,592/
Mesci671,546/
Meuse671,491/
Maasa671,466/
Meçaj671,394/
Masea671,316/
Mecia671,274/
Meazi671,023/
Misca671,012/
Mosaa671,002/
Mosai67997/
Messaggi67969/
Mojsa67928/
Mujsa67925/
Meija67917/
Meshe67909/
Maysa67841/
Misia67836/
Moysa67787/
Mezaz67746/
Mesiy67717/
Mosay67697/
Misja67670/
Mytsa67666/
Meçja67663/
Metsi67656/
Messy67653/
Mysza67620/
Mezga67583/
Mejza67564/
Mecea67543/
Mezas67519/
Misad67517/
Misay67460/
Mesot67454/
Mesce67450/
Misau67442/
Mosau67406/
Mesey67402/
Mheza67394/
Muisa67358/
Misea67351/
Mesih67342/
Mecaj67338/
Mgisa67314/
Mhasa67305/
Mitsa67288/
Mahsa67287/
Mesoo67278/
Mejah67267/
Majsa67265/
Mmese67257/
Metse67252/
Meusy67251/
Meses67243/
Mieza67236/
Miese67234/
Mejač67230/
Mesis67213/
Meiza67211/
Meeso67198/
Mises67174/
Mejay67172/
Mgeza67170/
Meyza67163/
Mesed67159/
Mezoa67157/
Mesei67151/
Meseh67150/
Mosah67148/
Mozea67137/
Mijea67131/
Meisy67130/
Mejìa67127/
Mesie67123/
Mesui67117/
Mezos67115/
Mezad67112/
Mgese67103/
Mesxi67101/
Mesgo6797/
Migea6793/
Mesoh6791/
Mmeso6790/
Meysi6789/
Meeza6786/
Mejai6785/
Meisi6778/
Misga6778/
Meace6771/
Meshy6765/
Metja6765/
Mezai6762/
Meșca6761/
Mejaš6760/
Mazea6759/
Misap6759/
Mocea6756/
Megea6755/
Mesio6753/
Mesøy6753/
Medsi6751/
Mejja6747/
Misoa6745/
Mohsa6744/
Mezia6741/
'Mese6741/
Messé6740/
Mejea6739/
Meces6739/
Meeja6739/
Mysai6739/
Mesop6738/
Meaze6735/
Mazsa6733/
Messieha6733/
Mehsi6732/
Misaj6731/
Mezay6731/
Mesos6730/
Mieso6730/
Mizsa6729/
Meyse6727/
Mecis6727/
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Myssa6725/
Mysja6725/
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Mesep6722/
Mecay6721/
Meseš6721/
Messjasz6719/
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Micea6715/
Moïsa6714/
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Mexsi6713/
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Mesyo6712/
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Mexsy6711/
Measi6711/
Meeca6711/
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Mysaa679/
Mheja679/
Mešša679/
Mhese678/
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Meuso678/
Mäses678/
Metsy677/
Mesyi677/
Mesii677/
Mesoy677/
Miesseau676/
Hmisa676/
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Mesou676/
Messeaud676/
Mesid675/
Measy675/
Meesy675/
Mgeso675/
Mesoi675/
Mices675/
Mmeja675/
Meaci675/
Meçai675/
Meissatt674/
Mhosa674/
Mesod674/
Mezea674/
Mejau674/
Maísa674/
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Mesez674/
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Mexay673/
Miosa673/
Hmeza673/
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Messeaux673/
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Medse672/
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Mesys672/
Meacy671/
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Meusi671/
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Mesheaud670/
Myses670/

Mesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mesa in the Tibetan language
མི་ས་misa-
Mesa in the Marathi language
मेसाmesa99.83
मॅसाmesa0.17
Mesa in the Hindi language
मेसाmesa98.1
मेषाmesa0.63
मॅसाmesa0.63
Mesa in the Oriya language
େମସାemasa50
େମଷemasa8.33
େସାଡିesadi8.33
େମଶାemasa8.33
େଭୗଶାଲebhasala8.33
େମସemasa8.33
େମଷାemasa8.33
Mesa in the Russian language
Месаmesa-
Mesa in the Arabic language
ميسّاmysa-
ميسأmysa-
ميساmysa-

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