Kostakis Surname

135,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kostakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,8151:3,936376
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
Australia461:586,86342,409
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England211:2,653,24194,788
Sweden191:518,25037,550
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Albania41:728,51420,844
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Kostakis (240) may also be a first name.

Kostakis Last Name Facts

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

Kostakis (Georgian: კოსტაკის, Russian: Костакис) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostakis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,563rd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,198,355 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kostakis are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 577,234th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 240 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 2,815 people, or 1 in 3,936. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 24 percent are found, Crete, where 18 percent are found and Thessaly, where 13 percent are found. Beside Greece Kostakis is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Kostakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kostakis last name are 2.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kostakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.03% less than the national average, earning R 99,732 per year; in United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $55,637 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kostakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostakis in the Georgian language
კოსტაკისkostakis-
Kostakis in the Russian language
Костакисkostakis-

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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 Kostakis
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