Costan Surname

62,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Costan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Costan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,9731:5,054680
Philippines2,7451:36,8815,675
Italy2911:210,16029,866
Spain2571:181,91512,797
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Turkey1321:589,55631,889
France771:862,633101,453
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Argentina451:949,85460,205
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia271:999,84158,390
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Austria131:655,03358,041
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Costân (44) & Costán (4) are calculated separately.

Costan (2,079) may also be a first name.

Costan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Costan (Arabic: كوستان) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Costân or Costán. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Costan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,427th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 906,298 people. The surname Costan is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Costan live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in Romanian Europe. Costan is also the 165,273rd most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 2,079 people.

Costan is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 3,973 people, or 1 in 5,054. In Romania Costan is primarily concentrated in: Iași County, where 20 percent reside, Vaslui County, where 12 percent reside and Neamț County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 34 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.

Costan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Costan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Costan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Costan last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Costan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.52% less than the national average, earning $30,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Costân9444/
Costán944/
Costain921,783/
Costant92139/
Costean92101/
Coustan9268/
Costand927/
Costane923/
Costang922/
Chostan921/
Costgan921/
Costhan921/
Czostan921/
Cotan912,304/
Costatin8634/
Costeant8632/
Costaine865/
Coustant862/
Cousthan862/
Chostain861/
Costaing861/
Costanhe861/
Coustand860/
Coustang860/
Castan839,735/
Coston838,073/
Kostan831,356/
Custan83895/
Cotant83326/
Coitan83228/
Coutan83190/
Cüstan83165/
Jostan83141/
Cottan8352/
Cothan8326/
Cotaan8321/
Sostan838/
Costam835/
Cotean832/
Cootan832/
Cotain831/
Cojtan831/
Cotand831/
Cotang831/
Zostan830/
Cotamn830/
Coustaing806/
Costanova803/
Costanová802/
Costatten801/
Cossthane800/
Cousteane800/
Coutant778,117/
Coutand771,798/
Chastan771,385/
Couston771,139/
Coutain77654/
Castang77585/
Castant77320/
Castain77286/
Coyston77206/
Cottain7760/
Choston7758/
Castane7758/
Kosztan7756/
Cottant7742/
Zostant7741/
Jostand7723/
Costein7720/
Castand7713/
Koshtan7710/
Cottang779/
Cothain777/
Khostan777/
Costone777/
Kostane776/
Cotasin775/
Coiston773/
Ceustan773/
Castann773/
Cochtan772/
Castean772/
Custand772/
Castaan771/
Joostan771/
Costton771/
Cothand771/
Cottamn771/
Couthan771/
Cooston771/
Chustan771/
Scoston771/
Cotayne771/
Soostan771/
Sostain771/
Soustan771/
Ciastan771/
Castanc771/
Costoin771/
Coştean771/
Coștean771/
Cootang771/
Custain770/
Cottaun770/
Caustan770/
Cothgan770/
Kohstan770/
Johstan770/
Costeanova751/
Kotan7313,080/
Catan7310,025/
Coton734,091/
Cotán7317/
Cotón7314/
Cotam735/
Cotàn731/
Chastain7120,195/
Castaing715,207/
Castagne712,293/
Coustham71186/
Coutagne71100/
Khoshtan7131/
Jostandt7117/
Castanhe716/
Soshtain715/
Castaine713/
Chastane712/
Koshtane711/
Kostandt711/
Kostasin711/
Kotstane711/
Cahstain711/
Cahstant711/
Chashtan711/
Chhustan711/
Joshtand711/
Khostgan711/
Kotstajn711/
Kosztajn711/
Castaint711/
Coutantt711/
Chastean710/
Chustain710/
Josttane710/
Cotton6769,003/
Cottam676,599/
Caston675,843/
Couton672,336/
Cattan671,734/
Cotham671,270/
Catane671,243/
Kotane67933/
Catain67914/
Koitan67606/
Kastan67590/
Koutan67466/
Koston67452/
Cathan67372/
Küstan67346/
Cotone67339/
Kothan67308/
Castaigne67294/
Kustan67283/
Kestan67273/
Kottan67260/
Kostanova67226/
Coxton67189/
Custon67168/
Khotan67168/
Cataan67131/
Chastaine67117/
Joston67115/
Castam67108/
Castán67106/
Koštan67103/
Jastan6797/
Cotong6765/
Catang6760/
Catant6755/
Catean6744/
Koçtan6743/
Kotain6736/
Costom6728/
Castañ6722/
Coiton6717/
Kotaan6716/
Sastan6715/
Koytan6713/
Cooton6712/
Cothon6712/
Castón6710/
Ckasthane679/
Kostanová679/
Kotanc679/
Castanova678/
Catann677/
Castangue675/
Kostachen674/
Jostam674/
Kostán674/
Kotean673/
Catgan673/
Cottón673/
Kostachin672/
Cotein672/
Qastan672/
Cautan672/
Caztan672/
Kohtan672/
Kootan672/
Zastan672/
Cahastain671/
Cuoton671/
Cootam671/
Coyton671/
Zustan671/
Soston671/
Koushtain671/
Catand671/
Caatan671/
Koştan671/
Koîtan671/
Kostań671/
Kostõn671/
Kotand671/
Kotanh671/
Castàn671/
Catayn671/
Custam671/
Cahtan670/

Costan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Costan in the Arabic language
كوستانkwstan-

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Footnotes

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