Mesquita (surname)
# Mesquita (surname)

Mesquita is Portuguese and Galician surname meaning "mosque". Notable people with the name include:

* Aender Naves Mesquita, Brazilian footballer
* Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, American political scientist
* Caroline Mesquita, French artist
* Dayenne Mesquita, Brazilian actress
* Idalina Mesquita, Brazilian handball player
* Jaqueline Mesquita (born 1985), Brazilian mathematician
* Jerônima Mesquita, Brazilian feminist
* Michel Platini Mesquita, Brazilian footballer
* Quintiliano de Mesquita, Brazilian physician and scientist
* Raul Mesquita, Portuguese author
* Rodrigo Paixão Mesquita, Brazilian footballer
* Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, Dutch artist
* Tiago Mesquita, Portuguese footballer
* Vanessa Mesquita, Brazilian model
* Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita, officer of the Portuguese Army in Macau
