Muestas Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Muestas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muestas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muestas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muestas is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muestas? popularity and diffusion

Muestas is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Muestas is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Muestas are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 2,354,377. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 93 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 5 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mustas9228/
Maestas8610,153/
Meastas8671/
Meistas8610/
Mustash866/
Moustas863/
Miestas861/
Mueta8362/
Maestais803/
Maesteas802/
Mouethas801/
Mistas77466/
Mustos77187/
Moueta77101/
Mustaz776/
Mwueta774/
Mbesta772/
Muetha771/
Mwesta771/
Muetta771/
Moustos71172/
Maestaz7173/
Mouheta7113/
Mushtaz716/
Meištas716/
Mistasz715/
Maestos715/
Musthaz713/
Muidsta712/
Mustaiz712/
Mwestha711/
Mouetaz711/
Musztás711/
Mwetase711/
Maistas711/
Mwoueta711/
Muita676,492/
Mweta675,301/
Mbeta674,313/
Moustach67321/
Mouhetta67208/
Mwetaise6759/
Mouetaux6752/
Mveta6722/
Mueto676/
Mushthaz671/
Moustous671/
Mouettah671/
Mweitase671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Muestas
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