Jacosta Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Jacosta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jacosta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Jacosta (11) may also be a first name.

Jacosta Last Name Facts

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

Jacosta is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jacosta.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacosta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Jacosta occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Jacosta live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Jacosta is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 9,203,475. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 73 percent live, Central Visayas, where 9 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 9 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jacota92813/
Hacosta8678/
Jacoste8650/
Sacosta868/
Cacosta868/
Eacosta866/
Jacusta861/
Jacoisti8010/
Jachasta801/
Cascosta801/
Jacoiste801/
Sacota77217/
Jacotă77157/
Jacoto7732/
Jakota7718/
Jocota776/
Zacota776/
Cacota774/
Jacata774/
Yacota771/
Caucota711,860/
Jacotot71564/
Jacotey71135/
Djacoto7122/
Jakesta7112/
Yackota716/
Yaccota714/
Yacouta713/
Djakota711/
Djacata711/
Jocasta711/
Jackata711/
Socosta711/
Jaikota711/
Cajasta711/
Jacoutot67380/
Jacottot679/
Jacottey673/
Jaccasto672/
Jhakotay671/
Jakhotay671/
Jacoutey671/
Coscosta671/
Jaskoste671/

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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 Jacosta
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