Pesquita Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pesquita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesquita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Pesquita Last Name Facts

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

Pesquita has its highest incidence in Portugal. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesquita? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Pesquita occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pesquita live; 97 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Pesquita is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 372,080. Aside from Portugal this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pequita9353/
Pasquita881/
Pesquito881/
Pesquitto821/
Pequito80480/
Piquita8031/
Peguita801/
Pasquito75690/
Pasqueta7553/
Piquitai759/
Pescuite758/
Peguitha754/
Pequisto751/
Pasquetta7188/
Pekita7172/
Pecita712/
Pasquitto711/
Pascuta67405/
Peacita67145/
Poskuta6775/
Piquito6730/
Picuita6716/
Peguito6715/
Paskuta676/
Piqueta671/
Piskita671/
Pechita671/

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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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  • 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 Pesquita
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