Costens Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Costens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Costens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium411:280,40633,354
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Costens Last Name Facts

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

Costens occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Costens? popularity and diffusion

Costens is the 2,808,717th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Costens occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Costens live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Costens is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 280,406. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Belgium Costens occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Costens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Costens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Costens last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Costens Last Name Statistics demography

Costens earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotens9249/
Castens86773/
Cottens86391/
Coutens86228/
Kostens8621/
Costins8619/
Jostens868/
Sostens861/
Costems861/
Custens860/
Joostens80649/
Kostense80330/
Koestens8015/
Catstens802/
Costence802/
Castense802/
Koistens801/
Casstens800/
Chastens800/
Cotins778/
Kotens772/
Joostensz7578/
Joosstens7526/
Coostench753/
Custtiens751/
Casstuens751/
Kastens712,074/
Kestens711,130/
Köstens71146/
Kostins71117/
Jostins7168/
Custins7126/
Coitenx717/
Jostenz714/
Cathens712/
Coutins712/
Zostins712/
Cottins712/
Custems711/
Cotence711/
Catense711/
Kostenz711/
Cottems711/
Castins711/
Cothins710/
Cottence6714/
Cottenje6713/
Katstens676/
Jostenzt674/
Castence673/
Scastins671/
Kostence671/
Kestiens671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Costens
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