Da'costa Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Da'costa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Da'costa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3311:2,317,41875,822
England211:2,653,24194,788
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Da'costa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Da'costa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Da'costa is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Da'costa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Da'costa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 744,013th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Da'costa live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Luso-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 2,317,418. In India Da'costa is most frequent in: Goa, where 99 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Barring India Da'costa occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Jamaica, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dacosta9340,986/
Deacosta88374/
D'Acosta88170/
De'costa8829/
Dascosta889/
Daccosta888/
Dâacosta885/
Daacosta884/
Dacostta882/
Dacousta881/
Dacostha881/
Dachosta881/
Dacota8626/
Decosta805,323/
Dakosta80456/
Dagcota8039/
Dacoste8014/
Dacasta8013/
Docosta8012/
Dacosto808/
Dascota806/
Dacusta804/
Dacotta801/
Dazosta801/
Dácosta801/
Dacotah801/
Dajosta801/
Dacotau801/
Dacotha801/
Da'casto7517/
Dacoster7512/
Decoshta751/
D'acotta751/
Dakossta751/
Decostta751/
Dakota71403/
Dacata712/
Docota712/
Dacouteau711/
Dacotteau710/
Dacoto710/
Decosto67729/
Dacasto67252/
Decasta6731/
Dekosta6729/
Dakusta6710/
Dakotah678/
Docasta678/
Dakhota675/
Dakosto674/
Dagkota673/
Dakotta673/
Dakosty673/
Dokosta673/
Dacouto672/
Docoste671/
Dhakota671/
Dahkota671/
Dakoste671/
Dakotha671/
Dakouta671/
Dakoita671/
Dekasta671/

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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
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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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