Mestizo Surname

117,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Mestizo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mestizo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,6941:28,2021,859
El Salvador9901:6,408569
Mexico9021:137,6124,427
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Guatemala421:382,9214,967
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Belize91:39,4972,328
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Mestizo Last Name Facts

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

Mestizo has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mestizo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mestizo is the 117,015th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,851,040 people. The last name Mestizo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Mestizo live; 43 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 1,694 people, or 1 in 28,202. In Colombia Mestizo is most common in: Cauca Department, where 32 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 32 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 15 percent reside. Beside Colombia this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 25 percent reside and Mexico, where 23 percent reside.

Mestizo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mestizo are 25.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mestizo earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $21,377,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $39,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metizo9210/
Mestiza86948/
Mostizo8681/
Meztizo8676/
Mestico8651/
Mestiço866/
Mestiso866/
Mestezo862/
Mistizo862/
Mastizo861/
Mestidjo8010/
Mestizia804/
Mestizza801/
Metiso771,736/
Metico776/
Metezo771/
Mitizo771/
Mestica71326/
Mistico71204/
Meztiza7137/
Mostiso7136/
Meitiza719/
Meztiso719/
Mestiça716/
Místico716/
Mistuzo715/
Mystico713/
Mestuso713/
Mextiza712/
Metezou711/
Mastiza711/
Methiza711/
Mesteza711/
Metisoh711/
Mostiza711/
Mistiço711/
Mastizah675/
Masticio672/
Meistisa671/
Mastaiza671/
Misticou671/

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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
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  • 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 Mestizo
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