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