Da-Costa Surname

255,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Da-Costa Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Da & Costa.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Da-Costa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
France2561:259,46440,012
Benin2391:43,2455,540
England741:752,94741,527
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Da-Costa (515) may also be a first name.

Da-Costa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Da-Costa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Da-Costa occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Da-Costa? popularity and diffusion

Da-Costa is the 255,797th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,726,035 people. The last name Da-Costa occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Da-Costa live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 372,418th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 515 people.

The surname Da-Costa is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Excluding Ghana it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live and Benin, where 15 percent live.

Da-Costa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Da-Costa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.75% less than the national average, earning R 43,368 per year; in United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $45,943 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Da-Costa
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