View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The surname Costas (Arabic: كوستاس) is most common in Spain. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Costaş or Costaș. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 27,813^th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 376,929 people. The surname Costas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Costas reside; 37 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 35,337^th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 21,900 people.

The surname Costas is most frequent in Spain, where it is held by 7,160 people, or 1 in 6,530. In Spain it is most common in: Galicia, where 78 percent reside, Catalonia, where 7 percent reside and Madrid, where 3 percent reside. Beside Spain it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Costas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Costas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Costas surname grew 26,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Costas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Costas last name is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Costas surname are 2.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Costas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,956 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.73% more than the national average, earning R 332,052 per year; in United States they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $45,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,264 CAD per year.