Costa Santos Surname

159,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Costa Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Costa Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,6981:79,3462,978
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Costa Santos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Costa Santos Come From? nationality or country of origin

Costa Santos is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Costa Santos.

How Common Is The Last Name Costa Santos? popularity and diffusion

Costa Santos is the 159,854th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,670,409 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Costa Santos are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,698 people, or 1 in 79,346. In Brazil Costa Santos is primarily found in: Bahia, where 27 percent live, São Paulo, where 19 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent live. Beside Brazil it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Costa Santos
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