View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Mesquita Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mesquita (Arabic: مسكيتا) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can appear in the variant forms: Mèsquita. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesquita? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,801^st most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 49,405 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Mesquita live; 68 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. Mesquita is also the 620,917^th most numerous forename globally It is held by 212 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 99,300 people, or 1 in 2,156. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Ceará, where 18 percent live, São Paulo, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 10 percent live and Portugal, where 10 percent live.

Mesquita Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mesquita has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 21,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mesquita Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Mesquita are 38.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mesquita earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.78% more than the national average, earning R 567,432 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $22,387,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,521 CAD per year.