Mesquite Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Mesquite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mesquite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Israel91:950,84857,975
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France21:33,211,361423,184
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mesquite (28) may also be a first name.

Mesquite Last Name Facts

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

Mesquite occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mesquite.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesquite? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Mesquite reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mesquite is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 28 people.

The surname Mesquite is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Mesquite is mostly concentrated in: California, where 47 percent reside, Texas, where 32 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 29 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Mesquite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mesquite has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mesquite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mesquite are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

Mesquite earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.84% less than the national average, earning $36,745 USD per year.

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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 Mesquite
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