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Where Does The Last Name Costa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Costa (Arabic: كوسطا, Hindi: कोस्टा) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Cósta, Çosta or Costá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Costa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 288^th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,873 people. The surname Costa is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Costa are found; 76 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 17,384^th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 53,780 people.

The last name Costa is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,395,868 people, or 1 in 153. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 16 percent live, Maranhão, where 10 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 184 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 8 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.

Costa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Costa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 10,995 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,048 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Costa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Costa last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Maronite (38%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Costa surname are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Costa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning €32,515 per year; in Norway they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning 405,621 kr per year; in Peru they earn 63.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,720 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.43% more than the national average, earning R 286,188 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $22,458,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $46,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,368 CAD per year.