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 is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Costus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly 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 commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Costus is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 20 percent are found.

Costus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Costus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 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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