Mosquera Surname
Approximately 263,994 people bear this surname
Mosquera Surname User-submission:
The surname Mosquera has origins in Tudela, Navarra, Spain. In Old Spanish, mosquera means 'forest of maples', not to be confused with anything related to flies (moscain in Spanish). It is also speculated by some sources that around the time when Jews were being persecuted in Spain, many fled the Inquisition and migrated from Tudela to areas in Galicia, implying that this surname may have Sephardic-Jewish connections.
Read More About This SurnameMosquera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 180,995 | 1:264 | 36 |
| Ecuador | 23,073 | 1:689 | 98 |
| Venezuela | 18,478 | 1:1,635 | 296 |
| Spain | 11,956 | 1:3,910 | 484 |
| Philippines | 7,067 | 1:14,325 | 1,542 |
| Peru | 4,950 | 1:6,421 | 989 |
| Panama | 4,770 | 1:820 | 157 |
| Argentina | 3,713 | 1:11,512 | 1,066 |
| United States | 3,269 | 1:110,878 | 12,066 |
| Cuba | 1,639 | 1:7,030 | 720 |
| Costa Rica | 703 | 1:6,800 | 438 |
| Bolivia | 616 | 1:17,234 | 1,535 |
| Chile | 582 | 1:30,269 | 1,667 |
| Brazil | 455 | 1:470,493 | 17,809 |
| Uruguay | 250 | 1:13,727 | 1,552 |
| Guatemala | 215 | 1:74,803 | 2,633 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| France | 134 | 1:495,692 | 69,430 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Gibraltar | 32 | 1:1,061 | 232 |
| Andorra | 20 | 1:4,192 | 835 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 1:547,372 | 3,850 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Mosquéra (6) are calculated separately.
Mosquera (52) may also be a first name.
Mosquera Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Mosquera has origins in Tudela, Navarra, Spain. In Old Spanish, mosquera means 'forest of maples', not to be confused with anything related to flies (moscain in Spanish). It is also speculated by some sources that around the time when Jews were being persecuted in Spain, many fled the Inquisition and migrated from Tudela to areas in Galicia, implying that this surname may have Sephardic-Jewish connections.
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Average Mosquera Salary in
United States
$41,721 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mosquera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosquera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mosquera occurs most in Colombia. It may be found as a variant: Mosquéra. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosquera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,075th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 27,605 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Mosquera reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Mosquera is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.
Mosquera is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 180,995 people, or 1 in 264. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Chocó Department, where 27 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 25 percent live and Antioquia Department, where 14 percent live. Apart from Colombia Mosquera is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 9 percent live and Venezuela, where 7 percent live.
Mosquera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mosquera last name are 42.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.14% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mosquera earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,786 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $20,126,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $41,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $48,750 CAD per year.
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