Mescal Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mescal Surname Definition:

Ó Meiscill This name is found in fifteen variant spellings, mainly in Co. Clare and adjacent parts of Cos.

Galway and Limerick, and to a lesser extent in the Waterford area. Miskelly, q.v., is not one of the variants referred to.

Mescal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Ireland611:77,1964,645
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Mescal (194) may also be a first name.

Mescal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Meiscill This name is found in fifteen variant spellings, mainly in Co. Clare and adjacent parts of Cos.

Galway and Limerick, and to a lesser extent in the Waterford area. Miskelly, q.v., is not one of the variants referred to. SIF 113

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Meiscill This name is found in fifteen variant spellings, mainly in Co. Clare and adjacent parts of Cos.

Galway and Limerick, and to a lesser extent in the Waterford area. Miskelly, q.v., is not one of the variants referred to. SIF 113

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mescal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mescal (Arabic: ميسكال) is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mescal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,118,459th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Mescal occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Mescal are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 651,944th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 194 people.

Mescal is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Mexico, where 38 percent are found, New Jersey, where 20 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States Mescal exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 28 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Mescal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mescal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mescal surname rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mescal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mescal surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mescal surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Mescal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning $52,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mescall92767/
Mescale9220/
Mescail921/
Meschal920/
Mesal91195/
Mecal9160/
Meshceal861/
Mecatl83601/
Moscal83545/
Mascal83151/
Meisal83143/
Mesale8389/
Mecale8371/
Meesal8370/
Mezcal8331/
Meskal8329/
Mecall8316/
Miscal8314/
Metcal8311/
Mexcal838/
Miesal834/
Mesahl834/
Mesaal833/
Mehsal833/
Meckal832/
Mecail832/
Medcal832/
Mecalt832/
Mesail832/
Meseal831/
Mhesal831/
Miecal831/
Mesall830/
Maessckal8013/
Mascall771,098/
Mecheal77102/
Miscall7790/
Mischal7748/
Meesaal7718/
Meesale7717/
Mecayle7717/
Moscall7715/
Metcall7714/
Meckale7713/
Mescole7710/
Metcale777/
Mhesale775/
Meskale775/
Metcalt774/
Medcall773/
Meshkal773/
Metcalp772/
Miscale772/
Mecatel772/
Meckail772/
Medcald771/
Medcale771/
Meesall771/
Mekcail771/
Metcald771/
Mesahal771/
Mashcal771/
Maiscal771/
Mesagli771/
Mesaile771/
Messkal771/
Mesahle771/
Meycalt770/
Meckall770/
Mezcall770/
Meskall770/
Meischzahl751/
Misal7372,998/
Mezal7340,467/
Mekal731,015/
Mical73853/
Mejal7386/
Mecol7364/
Mesol7342/
Mexal7326/
Mísal738/
Mycal735/
Mysal731/
Meshkhal7179/
Mischall719/
Meicheal714/
Meacheal713/
Mischeal713/
Maischal711/
Meckhale711/
Meesaall711/
Medskail711/
Miscault711/
Meshkale711/
Meskatel711/
Misscall711/
Moskal6714,409/
Misale675,351/
Moscol675,182/
Micale673,106/
Mekale671,843/
Maskal671,480/
Mekail671,025/
Maisal67818/
Mikeal67597/
Mezale67359/
Misaal67197/
Mesole67180/
Miezal67139/
Mejail67118/
Miskal67106/
Mickal6791/
Mekhal6786/
Misail6784/
Mascol6783/
Maical6755/
Meizal6746/
Mekeal6740/
Miscol6734/
Medjal6734/
Meikal6731/
Misalh6727/
Meskál6726/
Merzal6724/
Meakal6724/
Mysayl6720/
Mezaal6719/
Mekkal6718/
Mejkal6717/
Muisal6714/
Miceal6714/
Mehkal6711/
Maysal6710/
Moisal6710/
Miseal6710/
Mežale679/
Maycal678/
Micail678/
Micall677/
Mecoll677/
Misall676/
Mecole676/
Miesol676/
Mekall675/
Mekaal675/
Mesgol675/
Miccal674/
Meisol673/
Mhekal673/
Meykal673/
Meijal673/
Meekal673/
Myskal672/
Misaul672/
Mezeal672/
Micalt672/
Mycall672/
Miszal672/
Mischkale672/
Myszal672/
Meazal672/
Meezal672/
Mezhal671/
Mekaul671/
Mezail671/
Measol671/
Mihsal671/
Miqeal671/
Mysall671/
Mmisal671/
Moical671/
Micahl671/
Mekayl671/
Meckol671/
Mezald671/
Mezgal671/
Mikcal671/
Mijeal671/
Mihcal671/
Micaël671/
Mieżal671/
Miecał671/
Mitcal671/
Mitschkal671/
Meqail671/
Metqal671/
Møysal671/
Mesoul671/
Meceil671/
Mykeal671/
Micaal671/
Misgal670/
Mezall670/

Mescal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mescal in the Arabic language
ميسكالmyskal-

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