Mestas Surname

68,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Mestas 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'.

Mestas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2,8541:11,1371,538
United States2,7981:129,54213,670
Mexico1,1271:110,1393,917
France2381:279,08742,874
Philippines961:1,054,56588,381
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8941:56,1736,282

The alternate forms: Mestaş (2) are calculated separately.

Mestas (16) may also be a first name.

Mestas 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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Mestas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mestas occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Mestaş. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mestas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,749th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,009,076 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Mestas reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most commonly held in Peru, where it is held by 2,854 people, or 1 in 11,137. In Peru Mestas is most numerous in: Puno Region, where 47 percent reside, Arequipa Region, where 25 percent reside and Lima Province, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Peru Mestas exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Mexico, where 16 percent reside.

Mestas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mestas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mestas surname increased 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mestas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mestas last name are 38.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mestas earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,976 per year and in United States they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $41,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mestaş942/
Maestas9210,153/
Meastas9271/
Mestais9237/
Meistas9210/
Miestas921/
Mestasz921/
Messtas921/
Mesta9110,361/
Metas91498/
Maestais863/
Maesteas862/
Metais832,748/
Mistas83466/
Mettas83350/
Mestad83216/
Mestaz83216/
Mestha83168/
Mastas83107/
Mietas8376/
Mestat8371/
Methas8369/
Mestah8365/
Meztas8340/
Meshta8334/
Meista8311/
Mehtas8311/
Mehsta838/
Metays838/
Meteas837/
Mestay833/
Mostas832/
Mextas832/
Metase832/
Mestai832/
Meesta831/
Mestos831/
Mestta831/
Mestaj831/
Meetas831/
Metaus831/
Meatas830/
Miesta830/
Mestac830/
Meta8083,738/
Mestach77312/
Mastass77240/
Meistad77200/
Metasch77121/
Mettais77100/
Maestaz7773/
Miethas7737/
Metasse7735/
Mesthos7721/
Mejstad7719/
Mostais7718/
Messtai777/
Meištas776/
Maestos775/
Mistasz775/
Mesthaa773/
Mastash772/
Mehtays772/
Meattas771/
Meetash771/
Meistat771/
Metahys771/
Metashe771/
Maistas771/
Mostash771/
Mehtash771/
Messtta771/
Mestead770/
Mestadt770/
Mehta73400,641/
Metta7318,859/
Mgeta7311,550/
Metha736,393/
Metaj734,973/
Mista733,039/
Mitas732,355/
Mmeta731,414/
Metay731,110/
Mesto731,081/
Meita73929/
Mheta73816/
Metea73626/
Meeta73501/
Metai73398/
Meyta73286/
Mezta73284/
Mätas73237/
Metah73215/
Metat73209/
Mytas73160/
Mejta73152/
Metoa73116/
Meata73101/
Mieta7365/
Metaa7339/
Metap7330/
Metad7321/
Mysta7317/
Meuta739/
Medta738/
'Meta735/
Mexta732/
Métas732/
Metau731/
Mésta731/
Metax731/
Metga731/
Metasova71112/
Mietasch7120/
Mettasch7110/
Mehtaish719/
Meystadt712/
Mastaisz711/
Mestotts711/
Mashtash711/
Methashe711/
Meistadt710/
Mechta677,789/
Mettai671,528/
Miszta671,086/
Mittas67657/
Meitay67444/
Mietta67431/
Majtas67374/
Mehtaj67295/
Moitas67229/
Mehtha67224/
Methat67223/
Meitah67210/
Mastos67207/
Mitase67170/
Métais67161/
M'Meta67137/
Mgetta67128/
Maytas67126/
Metaut67118/
Mitais67109/
Mithas6787/
Meetha6786/
Mettaz6785/
Mestey6781/
Mettah6780/
Mishta6778/
Mistai6778/
Mistat6767/
Myshta6759/
Meatay6758/
Mättas6758/
Metaux6756/
Mhetoa6753/
Mehtaa6749/
Mitasz6748/
Mistau6747/
Methai6746/
Mistos6743/
Mettay6741/
Mistah6740/
Mietha6738/
Maitas6737/
Mestou6735/
Methad6735/
Mettau6735/
Maista6735/
Mettaa6734/
Mitash6733/
Myttas6732/
Meatta6729/
Meitai6729/
Mehtta6728/
Mitats6725/
Metaha6720/
Methay6720/
Mgetha6718/
Meta'a6718/
Meetai6716/
Methax6714/
Myszta6714/
Meatha6713/
Meytap6713/
Meitha6712/
Mistac6712/
Metaid6710/
Mistad679/
Mastaz679/
Mistay679/
Mettat679/
Methta678/
Mistha677/
Methau677/
Messto677/
Meetap677/
Mettea675/
Metaai675/
Metahj675/
Mostos675/
Metashova674/
Meetta674/
Methap674/
Metaiz674/
Mejtea674/
Meesto673/
Mettad673/
Mettha673/
Mehtau673/
Mehtah673/
Meitta673/
Metaud673/
Metaah673/
Metaay673/
Mestoy672/
Mehyta672/
Metach672/
Mmetha672/
Methah672/
Mestei672/
Mietau672/
Mhetha672/
Meetad672/
Mystea671/
Medtha671/
Mehhta671/
Mistap671/
Mietoa671/
Methha671/
Metoss671/
Mettga671/
Meutta671/
Mehtea671/
Mehtoa671/
Mesteu671/
Metath671/
Metatt671/
Mgeeta671/
Mhetta671/
Hmehta671/
Metahe671/
Metaix671/
Me'eta671/
Meatap671/
Mettoa671/
Mettta671/
Mitaus671/
Meistaitė671/
Meitat671/
Mehtay671/
Metahp671/
Metaij671/
Metait671/
Metaph671/
Metoha671/
Methoa671/
Mystax671/
Métays671/
Meataz671/
Metasehet671/
Meztad671/
Meztah671/
Meetea671/
Methaj671/
Metazz670/
Mestho670/

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Mestas Reference & Research

Maestas DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Maestas FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Mestas
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