Costov Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Costov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 184 | 1:19,355 | 3,278 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Costov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Costov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Costov occurs more in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Costov.
How Common Is The Last Name Costov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,148,257th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Costov reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 19,355. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Găgăuzia, where 39 percent reside, Călărași District, where 22 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Moldova it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 10 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costova | 92 | 107 | / |
| Chostov | 92 | 3 | / |
| Cotov | 91 | 264 | / |
| Chostova | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kostov | 83 | 21,922 | / |
| Costop | 83 | 164 | / |
| Costob | 83 | 116 | / |
| Cotova | 83 | 110 | / |
| Costev | 83 | 60 | / |
| Jostov | 83 | 56 | / |
| Costow | 83 | 18 | / |
| Costof | 83 | 12 | / |
| Castov | 83 | 10 | / |
| Costav | 83 | 1 | / |
| Choustova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kostova | 77 | 22,777 | / |
| Kostoev | 77 | 4,257 | / |
| Chastov | 77 | 472 | / |
| Khostov | 77 | 51 | / |
| Costoff | 77 | 43 | / |
| Soustov | 77 | 37 | / |
| Koustov | 77 | 25 | / |
| Zhostov | 77 | 23 | / |
| Castova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kostovs | 77 | 4 | / |
| Costoow | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gkostov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suostov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koshtov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Castovs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coustav | 77 | 1 | / |
| Costtow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Coustow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kotov | 73 | 122,235 | / |
| Catov | 73 | 13 | / |
| Cotof | 73 | 10 | / |
| Cotob | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cotow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qotov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chastova | 71 | 406 | / |
| Zhostova | 71 | 31 | / |
| Khostova | 71 | 28 | / |
| Koustova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Koshtova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Dzhostov | 71 | 8 | / |
| Koshtoev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khostoev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kosztova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khoestov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotova | 67 | 172,094 | / |
| Kostev | 67 | 942 | / |
| Kotovs | 67 | 341 | / |
| Khotov | 67 | 261 | / |
| Kostow | 67 | 141 | / |
| Kastov | 67 | 116 | / |
| Cothav | 67 | 99 | / |
| Kostovová | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kottov | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kosťov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Koytov | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kohtov | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dzhostova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kostof | 67 | 8 | / |
| Costab | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kostop | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kostav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Castow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cotoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Catova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cottow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koutov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Costaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kestov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkotov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qotova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotoov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kototv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choustoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkoustova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catoiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castof | 67 | 0 | / |
| Castob | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Costov
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