Costilla Surname

26,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Costilla Surname Definition:

This surname is the name of a place in Taos, New Mexico and a county in Colorado.

Even though it means "rib" in Spanish it is also the diminutive form of the Basque surname Costal (Kostal). Costal is also the name of a town in Mixa, Lower Navarre and comes from "osta"— pasture-ground, the suffix of abundance "-al" and a prothetic C (K).

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Costilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina9,9301:4,304494
Mexico5,4901:22,6101,657
United States2,3011:157,52216,092
Peru1,4801:21,4762,454
Spain3791:123,3569,548
Colombia1501:318,4945,886
Cuba1201:96,0232,944
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England41:13,929,515290,718
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Costilla (26) may also be a first name.

Costilla Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is the name of a place in Taos, New Mexico and a county in Colorado.

Even though it means "rib" in Spanish it is also the diminutive form of the Basque surname Costal (Kostal). Costal is also the name of a town in Mixa, Lower Navarre and comes from "osta"— pasture-ground, the suffix of abundance "-al" and a prothetic C (K).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Costilla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Costilla occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Costilla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Costilla is the 26,987th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 366,098 people. Costilla occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Costilla are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Costilla is also the 2,084,397th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is borne by 9,930 people, or 1 in 4,304. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Tucumán Province, where 39 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 35 percent are found and Salta Province, where 11 percent are found. Beside Argentina this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Costilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Costilla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Costilla surname grew 11,505 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Costilla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Costilla surname are 43.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Costilla earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,474 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $22,244,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 28.58% less than the national average, earning $30,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Costillas943,437/
Costiella942/
Costillia941/
Cotilla931,015/
Costlla931/
Coustillas89664/
Costillias892/
Costilllas892/
Costillaas891/
Castilla8861,194/
Costella883,490/
Cotillas881,242/
Costillo88598/
Costille88443/
Cotiella8813/
Cottilla888/
Costilli881/
Costllas881/
Costla860/
Castiella82604/
Castillas82544/
Cotilleau82109/
Costilles8227/
Costellas8221/
Coustille8216/
Costellia8215/
Custillas8215/
Costellat829/
Costillos829/
Castilloa825/
Castillla823/
Costillio822/
Coutillas822/
Castillia821/
Koestilla821/
Castillaj821/
Costelloa821/
Costillit821/
Castillat821/
Costillie821/
Cotilllas821/
Costiller820/
Cotillo80966/
Cotella80735/
Kotilla8048/
Catilla8018/
Castlla806/
Costllo803/
Costlas801/
Castillaja7884/
Coustillet7864/
Castillias7813/
Castilglia782/
Castilllas781/
Coustiller781/
Costtiller780/
Cotla7725/
Castillo752,619,950/
Costello7572,797/
Castella757,637/
Castille754,936/
Costelli75545/
Catillaz75218/
Custillo75142/
Kostella7576/
Costelle7574/
Sostillo7547/
Cotiello7538/
Castilli7529/
Cotillot7510/
Kothilla758/
Cottella757/
Kostillo754/
Catillat754/
Costéllo753/
Catillas752/
Castilló752/
Coutillo751/
Cästillo751/
Cattilla751/
Castillá751/
Cotellas751/
Coutella751/
Sostella751/
Costelly750/
Custella750/
Catillay750/
Costtllo750/
Castilllaja741/
Castiello716,071/
Castillos711,103/
Castillio71368/
Castillet71226/
Costly71219/
Catlla71174/
Castiller71162/
Cotlau71160/
Castilllo71150/
Castellas71124/
Castellaz71112/
Costle71108/
Kotlla71104/
Castillou7192/
Castellat7143/
Casstillo7134/
Casttillo7124/
Caastillo7123/
Castielli7122/
Castilloo7119/
Ccastillo7113/
Sostillio719/
Castiollo719/
Cosstello719/
Castellay719/
Costellos716/
Castillop716/
Castellau715/
Costtello714/
Castilloi714/
Dcastillo714/
Gcastillo713/
Custillos713/
Castellia713/
Castilles713/
Castuillo713/
Castielle713/
Casdtillo713/
Costlo712/
Costeullo712/
Costellis712/
Castillho712/
Costelloo711/
Costelllo711/
Chastillo711/
Kastillas711/
Casstella711/
Castillie711/
Castilloz711/
Caestillo711/
Costellie711/
Costellio711/
Coistello711/
Cottla711/
Zcastillo711/
Cadstillo711/
Castgillo711/
Castillot711/
Castilloy711/
Castilluo711/
Csastillo711/
Costli711/
Cqastillo711/
Cothla711/
Castiolli711/
Costeller710/
Costellou710/
Casttella710/
Costelles710/
Costtelle710/
Costeello710/
Costley673,642/
Catella671,606/
Castilloux671,201/
Catillo67786/
Castllo67254/
Kotella67119/
Cotello6748/
Coustellie6733/
Castillett6718/
Kotllah6715/
Katilla6713/
Castellaja679/
Costler676/
Kotylla676/
Castlle675/
Kottlla674/
Coestly673/
Kastlla673/
D'Castillo673/
Costles672/
Costlet672/
Costloo672/
Castillous672/
Coutlas672/
Kostlea671/
Castellaus671/
Castlli671/
Castlha671/
Kátilla671/
Coustellit671/
Castillios671/
Costleo670/
Costtlo670/
Costlod670/
Castlas670/
Cotlats670/
Costlio670/
Castlia670/
Costloy670/

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