Kostakev Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kostakev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 30 | 1:232,630 | 12,429 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kostakev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kostakev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kostakev is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostakev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kostakev reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 232,630. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 30 percent are found, Varna Province, where 13 percent are found and Ruse Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 3 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kostakeva | 94 | 33 | / |
| Kostakiev | 94 | 26 | / |
| Kostakov | 88 | 463 | / |
| Kostakew | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kostachev | 82 | 16 | / |
| Koshtakov | 82 | 11 | / |
| Kostakiov | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kosteakov | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kostakhov | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khastakoev | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kostekov | 75 | 67 | / |
| Kostokov | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kastakov | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kashtakov | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kosteykov | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kosteikov | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kostochev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kostokhov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kastachev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Costeacov | 59 | 2 | / |
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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 Kostakev
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