Costev Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Costev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 51 | 1:69,831 | 9,325 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Costev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Costev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Costev is found most in Moldova. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Costev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Costev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Costev live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname Costev is most numerous in Moldova, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 69,831. In Moldova Costev is most common in: Găgăuzia, where 82 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent reside. Other than Moldova this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Romania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costeva | 92 | 41 | / |
| Costiev | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cotev | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kostev | 83 | 942 | / |
| Costov | 83 | 209 | / |
| Costew | 83 | 39 | / |
| Costiv | 83 | 24 | / |
| Costef | 83 | 14 | / |
| Cothev | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zostev | 83 | 1 | / |
| Costav | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kostoev | 77 | 4,257 | / |
| Kosteva | 77 | 913 | / |
| Kostaev | 77 | 219 | / |
| Kosteev | 77 | 219 | / |
| Kostiev | 77 | 19 | / |
| Costeff | 77 | 6 | / |
| Qosteva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Costefe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chastev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khostev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coxstep | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kotev | 73 | 1,403 | / |
| Catev | 73 | 28 | / |
| Coteb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koshtaev | 71 | 46 | / |
| Chasteva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Koshtoev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kostheva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koshtiev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khostoev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chasteev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khosteev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kostov | 67 | 21,922 | / |
| Kostyv | 67 | 5,590 | / |
| Kotiev | 67 | 1,548 | / |
| Koteva | 67 | 1,493 | / |
| Kostiv | 67 | 541 | / |
| Koteev | 67 | 169 | / |
| Cottew | 67 | 132 | / |
| Kohtev | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kastev | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kostew | 67 | 22 | / |
| Coteff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cateva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Castov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Castew | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kostef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koutev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kostav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khotev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Catiev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koteuv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cotaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qotiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sostyv | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Costev
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