da Costa Surname
Approximately 1,462,237 people bear this surname
da Costa Surname Definition:
(Portug.) Of the Coast or Shore [Latin costa, a side]
Read More About This Surnameda Costa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,031,067 | 1:208 | 32 |
| Angola | 270,941 | 1:100 | 10 |
| East Timor | 44,109 | 1:28 | 4 |
| Mozambique | 35,843 | 1:761 | 170 |
| France | 22,760 | 1:2,918 | 191 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 22,182 | 1:78 | 27 |
| Portugal | 4,539 | 1:2,295 | 322 |
| Spain | 3,302 | 1:14,159 | 1,618 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2,656 | 1:67 | 6 |
| Argentina | 2,298 | 1:18,600 | 1,587 |
| Venezuela | 2,243 | 1:13,466 | 1,129 |
| Uruguay | 2,154 | 1:1,593 | 197 |
| South Africa | 1,994 | 1:27,170 | 3,472 |
| Canada | 1,743 | 1:21,139 | 2,909 |
| Cape Verde | 1,735 | 1:305 | 61 |
| England | 1,620 | 1:34,394 | 4,537 |
| Switzerland | 1,244 | 1:6,602 | 1,049 |
| India | 1,220 | 1:628,742 | 29,954 |
| Australia | 1,190 | 1:22,685 | 3,130 |
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| United States | 756 | 1:479,443 | 40,632 |
| Luxembourg | 469 | 1:1,238 | 115 |
| Paraguay | 443 | 1:16,336 | 727 |
| Belgium | 440 | 1:26,129 | 4,138 |
| Netherlands | 414 | 1:40,790 | 6,936 |
| Benin | 372 | 1:27,784 | 3,681 |
| Andorra | 346 | 1:242 | 32 |
| Peru | 281 | 1:113,111 | 6,819 |
| Germany | 199 | 1:404,550 | 37,233 |
| Suriname | 179 | 1:3,087 | 523 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Italy | 159 | 1:384,633 | 43,869 |
| Chile | 136 | 1:129,533 | 4,587 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 129 | 1:10,573 | 1,451 |
| Guyana | 122 | 1:6,248 | 1,073 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Panama | 110 | 1:35,566 | 1,963 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Namibia | 83 | 1:29,029 | 4,463 |
| Bolivia | 78 | 1:136,108 | 4,266 |
| Northern Ireland | 59 | 1:31,272 | 3,207 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Mexico | 42 | 1:2,955,386 | 22,751 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Denmark | 35 | 1:161,278 | 13,908 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Costa Rica | 31 | 1:154,196 | 2,192 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Jersey | 25 | 1:3,968 | 780 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Honduras | 20 | 1:440,822 | 3,218 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Iceland | 16 | 1:23,756 | 1,850 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 1:14,082 | 855 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 194 | 1:125,646 | 11,793 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
da Costa (271) may also be a first name.
da Costa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Portug.) Of the Coast or Shore [Latin costa, a side]
User-submitted Reference
When of a Spanish surname Costa means 'uneven terrain'; in Portuguese it was used like 'junto a costa' meaning'closer to shore'.
- dafc'From the coast.' Portuguese origins, borne by descendants of Portuguese people and Portuguese Jews.
- archeroftheeyesda Costa Demographics
Average Male da Costa Height
172.17 cm
Average Female da Costa Height
161.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
da Costa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name da Costa Come From? nationality or country of origin
da Costa (Arabic: داكوستا) is found most in Brazil. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name da Costa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 353rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,984 people. da Costa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of da Costa reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Luso-South America. da Costa is also the 540,009th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 271 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,031,067 people, or 1 in 208. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 16 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it exists in 125 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 19 percent reside and East Timor, where 3 percent reside.
da Costa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of da Costa has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the da Costa last name rose 835 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
da Costa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the da Costa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount da Costa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 43.62% less than the national average, earning €16,931 per year; in Norway they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning 335,098 kr per year; in Peru they earn 64.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,914 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.38% more than the national average, earning R 459,552 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $24,497,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 52.98% more than the national average, earning $66,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,288 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
da Costa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| da Costa in the Arabic language | ||
| داكوستا | dakwsta | - |
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