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

Costa (Arabic: كوسطا, Hindi: कोस्टा) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cósta, Çosta or Costá. For other possible spellings of Costa click here.

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

Costa is the 288^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Costa reside; 76 percent reside in South America and 74 percent reside in Luso-South America. Costa is also the 17,384^th most common first name at a global level, held by 53,780 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,395,868 people, or 1 in 153. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 16 percent reside, Maranhão, where 10 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname occurs in 184 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 8 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.

Costa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Costa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Costa surname rose 10,995 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,048 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Costa Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Costa last name are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.92% being registered to vote for the political 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.