Mestanza Surname

43,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Mestanza Surname User-submission:

The Mestanza surname comes from the word mestaci, a Amazigh tribe in the west of north Africa.

Mestanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru8,4571:3,758617
Ecuador2,2591:7,0411,154
El Salvador4861:13,053761
Spain3601:129,8679,913
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Chile321:550,51513,718
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Honduras251:352,6582,892
Colombia241:1,990,58612,178
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
France111:6,038,429280,838
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Panama61:652,04310,051
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893

Mestanza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mestanza surname comes from the word mestaci, a Amazigh tribe in the west of north Africa.

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Mestanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mestanza is more commonly found in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mestanza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,259th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 605,630 people. Mestanza occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Mestanza reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Andean South America.

It is most widely held in Peru, where it is held by 8,457 people, or 1 in 3,758. In Peru it is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 25 percent reside, Cajamarca Region, where 25 percent reside and Lambayeque Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Peru Mestanza is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 19 percent reside and El Salvador, where 4 percent reside.

Mestanza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mestanza last name are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.67% registered with the party.

The amount Mestanza earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,567 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.03% less than the national average, earning $18,382,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $37,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $51,362 CAD per year.

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