Mosquera Surname

2,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

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.

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Mosquera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia180,9951:26436
Ecuador23,0731:68998
Venezuela18,4781:1,635296
Spain11,9561:3,910484
Philippines7,0671:14,3251,542
Peru4,9501:6,421989
Panama4,7701:820157
Argentina3,7131:11,5121,066
United States3,2691:110,87812,066
Cuba1,6391:7,030720
Costa Rica7031:6,800438
Bolivia6161:17,2341,535
Chile5821:30,2691,667
Brazil4551:470,49317,809
Uruguay2501:13,7271,552
Guatemala2151:74,8032,633
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1801:204,69819,937
France1341:495,69269,430
England1311:425,32928,711
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Gibraltar321:1,061232
Andorra201:4,192835
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Curaçao41:39,312638
China41:341,830,39216,990
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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.

- abrahammb

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosquéra966/
Mosqueira949,839/
Mosqueyra9472/
Mosquerra9438/
Mosquiera9422/
Mosqueras9418/
Mosqueraa945/
Mosqueraz945/
Moosquera941/
Mousquera941/
Mosqueera941/
Mosquerea941/
Mosquetra941/
Mosqueíra941/
Mosquqera941/
Mosquuera941/
Mmosquera941/
Moesquera941/
Moquera93155/
Mosqera9314/
Mosqueiras8912/
Mosquero88321/
Mozquera88119/
Mosquira8834/
Mosqeura8826/
Masquera8823/
Mosguera8819/
Monquera886/
Moqueira885/
Mosqiera882/
Modquera882/
Moqueera881/
Moscuera881/
Moquerra881/
Mojquera881/
Mohquera881/
Mesquera881/
Mosqquuerad841/
Moquereau82113/
Mosqueiro8261/
Mozqueira8216/
Monqueira822/
Mosquiero821/
Masqueira821/
Masquerra821/
Mosguerra821/
Monquerra821/
Maquera8013,999/
Moskera8044/
Moguera8025/
Moquero804/
Moukera804/
Moquira803/
Moqeera801/
Moqwera801/
Mocquereau7852/
Mosqueiros787/
Maqueira751,849/
Maqquera75237/
Moschera75157/
Manquera75112/
Monquira7585/
Mogueira7550/
Monquero7547/
Maquiera7531/
Maqueyra7518/
Mesquira758/
Moskiera755/
Maqueras753/
Masquero752/
Maqueara752/
Moguerra752/
Mosqureo751/
Moqueiro751/
Maqueera751/
Mozquira751/
Moskerai751/
Moquiero751/
Mokera71302/
Mocera71134/
Monqueiro71101/
Maquieyra7157/
Moucheira7128/
Maqueiras717/
Maqera713/
Motkuerra713/
MacQueira713/
Manquerra712/
Maqueirra711/
Moucherau711/
Mougueira711/
Maquierra711/
Meuqueira711/
Mokeira675,511/
Mogwera673,552/
Moscara67474/
Mokhera67231/
Maquira6738/
Mokkera6734/
Moquiro6716/
Maguera6715/
Maquero679/
Mokgera678/
Masqara677/
Mochera676/
Moguero675/
Moskara675/
Mokwera675/
Maukera673/
Maqqera672/
Moguira672/
Moscora672/
MacUera671/
Moukheitra671/
Maqiera671/
Moskora671/
Mokiera671/
Mokeera671/

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