Mesquida Surname

150,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Mesquida Surname User-submission:

It is known in the island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands) as the place-name of a mosque, as a derivative from the islamic dominance of the island in the Middle Age.

Mesquida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,6631:28,1132,901
Argentina6761:63,2305,391
France3291:201,89331,384
Colombia891:536,7877,231
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Chile251:704,65916,160
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mesquida Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is known in the island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands) as the place-name of a mosque, as a derivative from the islamic dominance of the island in the Middle Age.

- Guillem Mas

Mesquida Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mesquida is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesquida? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,391st most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,484,673 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Mesquida live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 1,663 people, or 1 in 28,113. In Spain it is most frequent in: Balearic Islands, where 92 percent reside, Catalonia, where 5 percent reside and Madrid, where 2 percent reside. Besides Spain it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 23 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Mesquida Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mesquida last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Mesquida earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 19.57% less than the national average, earning $18,258,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mesquidas943/
Mequida931/
Mezquida881,114/
Mosquida88504/
Masquida8866/
Mesguida8816/
Mesqueda885/
Mesquido881/
Mosqueida8231/
Mosquieda822/
Mezquidas821/
Meguida80167/
Mekuida801/
Mosqueda7561,143/
Masqueda75166/
Meiguida7515/
Mosqieda752/
Meguidah751/
Mosquido751/
Meyguida751/
Mecida7147/
Mekida7112/
Mozqueida718/
Miqida711/
Mosquueda711/
Mosqueyda711/
Mosquedaa711/
Mosqueada711/
Moscqueda711/
Mechida67140/
Meikida67125/
Mosqeda6724/
Miscuda6713/
Mekhida6711/
Miqidad6710/
Miqueda676/
Miguida673/
Mekidai672/
Moskuda671/
Mascuda671/
Miskuda671/
Mekidah671/

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