Mesa Surname
Approximately 213,266 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 64,687 | 1:739 | 152 |
| Cuba | 30,412 | 1:379 | 60 |
| Spain | 27,933 | 1:1,674 | 191 |
| Philippines | 15,914 | 1:6,362 | 546 |
| United States | 15,413 | 1:23,516 | 2,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 8,674 | 1:1,203 | 194 |
| Mozambique | 6,798 | 1:4,010 | 928 |
| Argentina | 6,303 | 1:6,781 | 681 |
| Venezuela | 5,997 | 1:5,037 | 629 |
| Mexico | 5,216 | 1:23,797 | 1,710 |
| DR Congo | 3,776 | 1:19,566 | 2,471 |
| Uruguay | 2,948 | 1:1,164 | 132 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Indonesia | 1,890 | 1:69,973 | 7,542 |
| Chile | 1,859 | 1:9,476 | 858 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| India | 1,428 | 1:537,161 | 26,605 |
| Ecuador | 1,078 | 1:14,755 | 2,263 |
| Brazil | 924 | 1:231,682 | 8,958 |
| Peru | 918 | 1:34,623 | 3,379 |
| Kenya | 825 | 1:55,976 | 5,564 |
| Papua New Guinea | 657 | 1:12,411 | 1,145 |
| Guam | 597 | 1:268 | 28 |
| Thailand | 462 | 1:152,897 | 24,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 442 | 1:34,928 | 5,388 |
| France | 433 | 1:153,401 | 23,818 |
| Honduras | 327 | 1:26,962 | 943 |
| Bolivia | 315 | 1:33,703 | 2,180 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Malaysia | 301 | 1:97,987 | 6,750 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Canada | 258 | 1:142,812 | 14,673 |
| Panama | 246 | 1:15,903 | 1,168 |
| Italy | 212 | 1:288,475 | 36,865 |
| Nicaragua | 210 | 1:28,672 | 1,120 |
| Nigeria | 186 | 1:952,380 | 40,741 |
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Germany | 107 | 1:752,387 | 56,374 |
| Paraguay | 77 | 1:93,984 | 2,236 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 61 | 1:895 | 143 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Moldova | 48 | 1:74,195 | 9,744 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Costa Rica | 39 | 1:122,566 | 1,902 |
| Solomon Islands | 39 | 1:14,873 | 2,820 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Cambodia | 24 | 1:645,298 | 4,626 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| El Salvador | 15 | 1:422,926 | 2,747 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 9 | 1:3,814 | 352 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
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.
Mesa is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: table.
Mesa Demographics
Average Male Mesa Height
172.78 cm
Average Female Mesa Height
161.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mesa (Arabic: ميسّا, Hindi: मेसा, Marathi: मेसा, Oriya: େମସା, Russian: Меса, Tibetan: མི་ས་) occurs most in Colombia. It can be found as: Meša or Meşa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mesa? popularity and diffusion
Mesa is the 2,617th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,171 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Mesa are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Mesa is also the 60,441st most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 10,197 people.
Mesa is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is borne by 64,687 people, or 1 in 739. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Antioquia Department, where 42 percent are found, Capital District, where 15 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Colombia it exists in 113 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 13 percent are found.
Mesa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mesa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mesa last name grew 12,844 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mesa last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the 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
Mesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa in the Tibetan language | ||
| མི་ས་ | misa | - |
| Mesa in the Marathi language | ||
| मेसा | mesa | 99.83 |
| मॅसा | mesa | 0.17 |
| Mesa in the Hindi language | ||
| मेसा | mesa | 98.1 |
| मेषा | mesa | 0.63 |
| मॅसा | mesa | 0.63 |
| Mesa in the Oriya language | ||
| େମସା | emasa | 50 |
| େମଷ | emasa | 8.33 |
| େସାଡି | esadi | 8.33 |
| େମଶା | emasa | 8.33 |
| େଭୗଶାଲ | ebhasala | 8.33 |
| େମସ | emasa | 8.33 |
| େମଷା | emasa | 8.33 |
| Mesa in the Russian language | ||
| Меса | mesa | - |
| Mesa in the Arabic language | ||
| ميسّا | mysa | - |
| ميسأ | mysa | - |
| ميسا | mysa | - |
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Mesa Reference & Research
Meza DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Meza FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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