Mesta Surname

49,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Mesta Surname User-submission:

The original spelling of the surname Maestas is Majestas. It was first found in Northern Holland and spread to Spain. In Latin and Greek, maestas or majestas means 'majestic'.

Mesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,1131:150,0239,463
Mexico3,0181:41,1292,319
United States8471:427,93336,971
Peru7291:43,6003,948
Spain1331:351,51920,096
Turkey1161:670,87434,848
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Israel731:117,22812,979
France501:1,328,454133,611
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Mésta (1) are calculated separately.

Mesta (5,246) may also be a first name.

Mesta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The original spelling of the surname Maestas is Majestas. It was first found in Northern Holland and spread to Spain. In Latin and Greek, maestas or majestas means 'majestic'.

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Mesta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mesta (Hindi: मेस्ता, Marathi: मेता) is found most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mésta. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesta? popularity and diffusion

Mesta is the 49,630th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 703,363 people. Mesta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Mesta are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mesta is also the 93,368th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,246 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 5,113 people, or 1 in 150,023. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 83 percent are found, Goa, where 12 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Mesta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mesta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 7,058 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mesta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mesta surname are 6.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Mesta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,671 per year; in United States they earn 15.31% less than the national average, earning $36,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.02% less than the national average, earning $31,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mésta931/
Mestas917,222/
Moesta91487/
Maesta91374/
Mestad91216/
Mestaz91216/
Mestha91168/
Mestat9171/
Mestah9165/
Meshta9134/
Meista9111/
Mehsta918/
Mestay913/
Mestaş912/
Mestai912/
Meesta911/
Mestta911/
Mestaj911/
Miesta910/
Meta8983,738/
Mestach83312/
Meistad83200/
Meastas8371/
Mestais8337/
Mejstad8319/
Meistas8310/
Messtai837/
Mesthaa833/
Meistat831/
Messtta831/
Mestasz831/
Messtas831/
Mestead830/
Mestadt830/
Mehta80400,641/
Metta8018,859/
Mgeta8011,550/
Metha806,393/
Metaj804,973/
Masta803,442/
Mista803,039/
Mosta801,776/
Mmeta801,414/
Metay801,110/
Mesto801,081/
Meita80929/
Mheta80816/
Mesti80648/
Metea80626/
Meeta80501/
Metas80498/
Metai80398/
Meyta80286/
Mezta80284/
Meste80244/
Metah80215/
Metat80209/
Mejta80152/
Metoa80116/
Meata80101/
Mösta8092/
Mieta8065/
Metaa8039/
Metap8030/
Metad8021/
Mesty8020/
Mysta8017/
Meuta809/
Medta808/
'Meta805/
Mexta802/
Metau801/
Mesté801/
Metga801/
Meystadt772/
Meistadt770/
Mester7313,506/
Mechta737,789/
Metais732,748/
Mettai731,528/
Miszta731,086/
Mashta731,014/
Mistas73466/
Meitay73444/
Mietta73431/
Mastah73354/
Mettas73350/
Mastai73295/
Mehtaj73295/
Mestio73272/
Mehtha73224/
Methat73223/
Meitah73210/
Meiste73191/
Mastay73157/
Mestes73153/
Moshta73137/
M'Meta73137/
Mgetta73128/
Metaut73118/
Meetha7386/
Mettaz7385/
Mestey7381/
Mettah7380/
Mishta7378/
Mistai7378/
Mastha7367/
Mistat7367/
Maesto7362/
Meshte7359/
Myshta7359/
Meatay7358/
Metaux7356/
Mhetoa7353/
Mehtaa7349/
Mistau7347/
Methai7346/
Mettay7341/
Mistah7340/
Meztas7340/
Mietha7338/
Mestou7335/
Methad7335/
Mettau7335/
Maista7335/
Mettaa7334/
Meatta7329/
Meitai7329/
Mehtta7328/
Mested7326/
Mesthe7324/
Mestiz7323/
Metaha7320/
Methay7320/
Metste7319/
Mgetha7318/
Meta'a7318/
Hmasta7317/
Meetai7316/
Myszta7314/
Meatha7313/
Meytap7313/
Meitha7312/
Mestti7311/
Mestet7310/
Metaid7310/
Mistad739/
Mistay739/
Mettat739/
Maestá739/
Methta738/
Metays738/
Mistha737/
Meisty737/
Methau737/
Messto737/
Meetap737/
Mestez735/
Mettea735/
Metaai735/
Metahj735/
Maasta734/
Meetta734/
Methap734/
Mastaa734/
Metaiz734/
Mejtea734/
Meesto733/
Mettad733/
Mettha733/
Mehtau733/
Mehtah733/
Mestis733/
Mostah733/
Meitta733/
Metaud733/
Metaah733/
Metaay733/
Meesti733/
Mesthi732/
Mestoy732/
Mehyta732/
Metach732/
Mmetha732/
Methah732/
Massta732/
Mestei732/
Mesthé732/
Mietau732/
Mhetha732/
Meetad732/
Mystea731/
Meshti731/
Mastau731/
Maezta731/
Medtha731/
Mehhta731/
Mistap731/
Mieste731/
Mietoa731/
Methha731/
Mettga731/
Meutta731/
Mehtea731/
Mehtoa731/
Mesteu731/
Metath731/
Metatt731/
Mgeeta731/
Mhetta731/
Mostai731/
Mostay731/
Hmehta731/
Mestos731/
Metahe731/
Mastaï731/
Maestà731/
Me'eta731/
Meatap731/
Moësta731/
Meuste731/
Mettoa731/
Mettta731/
Meitat731/
Mehtay731/
Metahp731/
Metaij731/
Metait731/
Metaph731/
Metoha731/
Methoa731/
Meataz731/
Mastea731/
Messti731/
Meztad731/
Meztah731/
Mostaa731/
Meetas731/
Meetea731/
Metaus731/
Methaj731/
Meatas730/
Mestie730/
Mestee730/
Mostha730/
Metazz730/
Mestho730/
Meistaitė711/
Mita6780,065/
Meister6745,048/
Meto6712,199/
Meester674,072/
Meyster67315/
Metaich67217/
Meetooa67184/
Mechtat67150/
Meshter67140/
Metasch67121/
Mettais67100/
Maistat6798/
Møystad6761/
Myta6760/
Meszter6739/
Masthay6738/
Mejster6727/
Meistes6727/
Meethai6727/
Meithay6724/
Maystat6723/
Mesthos6721/
Mehtaha6721/
Metteau6719/
Mosteau6719/
Mahysta6718/
Møistad6717/
Mishtha6716/
Mashtah6716/
Meshthe6713/
Mettaud6711/
Majstat6710/
Misthah679/
Measter679/
Meteaut679/
Mastaha678/
Mistead677/
Mistach677/
Maistad677/
Meištas676/
Mahasta675/
Mistasz675/
Mistaya675/
Mestout675/
Medster674/
Mehetaj674/
Meastes674/
Metthai674/
Mashtha673/
Mesther673/
Metô673/
Mehetau673/
H'Meita672/
Meisted672/
Mhester672/
Mettach672/
Meestes672/
Mostaha672/
Mehtays672/
Muidsta672/
Moshtah672/
Mechtah672/
Mashtai671/
Meattas671/
Meetash671/
Mistaph671/
Misztat671/
Mehthaj671/
Messter671/
Metahys671/
Mhettat671/
Mmehtha671/
Medtaha671/
Meittah671/
Mastahu671/
Masztaj671/
Mashtay671/
Maistas671/
Metà671/
Mettaha671/
Mijstad671/
Misstaa671/
Misteau671/
Meitait671/
Mehesty671/
Metahad671/
Mestouh671/
Methajd671/
Methost671/
Măta671/
Mistahu671/
Mesthet671/
Mettaai671/
Mechtta671/
Moshtaa671/
Mysttay671/
Meetahp671/
Meethap671/
Masttay671/
Mhgesty671/
Maashta671/
Meystee670/
Mestter670/

Mesta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mesta in the Hindi language
मेस्ताmesta-
Mesta in the Marathi language
मेताmeta-

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