Mesquita is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mesquita
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mesquita

How popular is Mesquita?

Mesquita is common in Brazil.

Mesquita is ranked 2522 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mesquitas grew by 15.35671 per cent to 954 since 2000 and ranked 25810 after elevating 1629 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 48.95 42.56
Hispanic or Latino 37 40.15
Black 9.01 7.74
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.41 2.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.68 1.45
Others 0.94 5.8
Mesquita is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Portugal is ahead in terms of density. Around 217863 people have been found who wears Mesquita as their family name. Mesquita is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
5,340 Iceland6
9,759 Japan5
101,066 Zimbabwe5
1,549 Suriname3
3,340 Jamaica3
15,956 Venezuela3
4,085 Bolivia3
44,018 Poland2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
21,529 Singapore2
459 Cape Verde2
24,269 Peru2
574 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
6,353 Panama2
5,671 Guatemala2
9,185 Hong Kong2
35,969 Denmark2
34,572 Israel2
24,771 Colombia1
1,542 Andorra1
37,493 Austria1
15,162 Costa Rica1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
10,190 Bahrain1
746 Dominica1
53,033 Nigeria1
19,810 Croatia1
2,505 Congo1
17,236 Ghana1
7,292 Vietnam1
42,479 Greece1
11,510 Oman1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
2,333 Montenegro1
38,841 Scotland1
28,365 Kenya1
24,421 Slovakia1
7,895 South Korea1
3,071 Jersey1
77,122 Sweden1
8,371 Syria1
2,613 The Bahamas1
3,586 Honduras1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,273 Luxembourg46
49,834 Australia39
7,570 Ireland38
220,163 Indonesia29
21,901 Chile27
28,338 Norway20
94,051 Kazakhstan19
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
67,110 Italy90
29,959 Netherlands80
5,314 Kuwait70
13,832 United Arab Emirates69
Countries with hundreds of Mesquita:
10,342 France882
792 Paraguay794
14,537 Germany706
64,510 India419
16,752 South Africa365
10,927 Spain334
18,082 England301
4,903 Switzerland243
17,294 Canada211
31,005 Argentina164
12,863 Belgium141
430 Macau134
3,705 Uruguay134
8,668 Hungary131
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Mesquita:
463 Mozambique8,253
22,497 United States1,396
108 East Timor1,273
Countries with ten thousands of Mesquita:
128 Portugal14,471
214 Angola11,805
Countries with hundred thousands of Mesquita:
154 Brazil174,974
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Mesquita
Mesquita is a rare surname, represents the Catalan form of mosque, probable nickname Muslim.

Mesquita Namesakes

  • Alda de Mesquita, Ferdinand Magellan's mother
  • Almerinda Mesquita da Costa e Silva, Artur da Costa e Silva's mother
  • Caio Mesquita, Musician
  • Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Actor
  • Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Actor
  • Custódio Mesquita, Composer
  • Emerico Lobo de Mesquita, Composer
  • Geraldo Mesquita Júnior, Former Senator of Brazil
  • Michel Platini Mesquita, Soccer player
  • Otávio Mesquita, Journalist

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