Mescua Surname

280,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Mescua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mescua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,1721:27,1202,881
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Spain901:519,46725,773
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Mescua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mescua is more commonly found in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mescua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mescua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 280,464th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,292,335 people. The surname Mescua occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Mescua live; 93 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Andean South America.

It is most frequently held in Peru, where it is borne by 1,172 people, or 1 in 27,120. In Peru it is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 39 percent reside, Junín Region, where 35 percent reside and Huancavelica Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Peru this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Mescua Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mescua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,755 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mescuas921/
Mecua91298/
Mezcua83745/
Miscua8351/
Mesqua836/
Meskua831/
Mexcua831/
Mezcuaz771/
Micua731,966/
Megua7315/
Mekua733/
Mequa733/
Mecuo731/
Mecwa731/
Maicua6732/
Meguea6710/
Meugua675/
Meskwa671/
Messingua671/
Mekuas671/
Mixcua671/
Meugwa671/
Meigua671/
Mezqua671/
Meguah671/
Meghua671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mescua
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