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Where Does The Last Name Kosta Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kosta (Georgian: კოსტა, Hindi: कोष्टा, Oriya: େକାତ୍ା, Russian: Коста) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Košta, Kosťa, Kösta, Kostá or Košťa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosta? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 56,510^th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 812,164 people. The last name Kosta occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kosta are found; 36 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 21 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Kosta is also the 33,043^rd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 23,992 people.

This surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 1,720 people, or 1 in 6,442. In Greece Kosta is most prevalent in: Attica, where 30 percent reside, Epirus, where 16 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 14 percent reside. Other than Greece this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 14 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Kosta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kosta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kosta last name expanded 4,213 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosta Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kosta last name are 2.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Kosta earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.5% less than the national average, earning R 8,316 per year; in United States they earn 15.01% more than the national average, earning $49,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.2% more than the national average, earning $59,224 CAD per year.