Costus Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Costus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Costus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Costus (12) may also be a first name.

Costus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Costus occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Costus.

How Common Is The Last Name Costus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Costus live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Costus is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 50 percent reside and Washington, where 50 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 20 percent reside.

Costus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Costus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Costus surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Costeus921/
Coestus920/
Cotus9121/
Costu916/
Coustaus860/
Castus83203/
Kostus83140/
Costos83126/
Custus83121/
Costut8394/
Coutus8346/
Cottus8322/
Coteus8312/
Jostus834/
Costeu831/
Cothus831/
Costau831/
Costou831/
Costuț831/
Cotu80402/
Costeux77504/
Coustou77489/
Coustau77187/
Kostush7717/
Kostusz7716/
Josteus7712/
Costoux773/
Costaud772/
Costeuc771/
Caustus771/
Jostuse771/
Casteus771/
Cousteu771/
Couthus771/
Castous770/
Custuss770/
Coutu737,489/
Kotus73816/
Coştu73700/
Cottu73454/
Cotut73313/
Kostu73271/
Catus73241/
Cotui7366/
Cotuț7350/
Cotau7341/
Cotuy7336/
Coitu7336/
Cotou739/
Castu735/
Cuotu733/
Cothu731/
Cotuá731/
Coteu731/
Coustaut71127/
Coustaud7186/
Kosthaus7125/
Cotthaus7122/
Coustaux7117/
Kostusch711/
Coustout710/
Coutou67832/
Kostos67574/
Kostuj67486/
Kostuś67268/
Kotous67229/
Kotusz67107/
Koshtu67105/
Coitou6788/
Cattus6782/
Casteu6761/
Cathus6757/
Kastus6755/
Coteux6748/
Kottus6738/
Jastus6735/
Coutausse6735/
Kustus6730/
Kostou6730/
Kothus6730/
Kotush6727/
Coutau6722/
Kotaus6716/
Coiteu6713/
Kosthu6711/
Cateus679/
Kostuš679/
Kostuň677/
Castou675/
Catuse674/
Qotush674/
Koteus672/
Kotuis672/
Couttu672/
Kootus671/
Kosttu671/
Kostuu671/
Cotout671/
Cohhtu671/
Ckottu671/
Kostusova671/
Kosztu671/
Cothui671/
Couteu671/
Cottuz671/
Cataus671/
Castau670/
Cotaut670/
Catoss670/

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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 Costus
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