Kostan Surname

283,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kostan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4541:100,27014,368
Turkey3171:245,49317,122
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Austria211:405,49741,758
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Koštan (103), Kostán (4), Koştan (1), Kostań (1) & Košťan (103) are calculated separately.

Kostan (2,319) may also be a first name.

Kostan Last Name Facts

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

Kostan (Georgian: კოსტან, Marathi: टान, Russian: Костан) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may be found as: Koštan, Kostán, Koştan, Kostań or Košťan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 283,967th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,374,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kostan are found; 42 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 39 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 154,564th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 2,319 people.

The last name Kostan is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 100,270. In Ukraine Kostan is most prevalent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 80 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 4 percent are found and Poltava Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Kostan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kostan last name is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kostan surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 33.33% registered to vote for the party.

Kostan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $39,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koštan94103/
Kostán944/
Koştan941/
Kostań941/
Kosztan9256/
Koshtan9210/
Khostan927/
Kostane926/
Kohstan920/
Košťan89103/
Khoshtan8631/
Koshtane861/
Kostandt861/
Kostasin861/
Kotstane861/
Khostgan861/
Kotstajn861/
Kosztajn861/
Costan838,041/
Kastan83590/
Koston83452/
Küstan83346/
Kustan83283/
Kestan83273/
Koçtan8343/
Kostõn831/
Kostanova80226/
Kostanová809/
Kostachen804/
Kostachin802/
Koushtain801/
Costain771,783/
Kashtan771,441/
Kushtan77829/
Kastaun77302/
Kasztan77222/
Costant77139/
Costean77101/
Kosztán7797/
Coustan7768/
Kasstan7749/
Kostein7739/
Kusztan7727/
Kochtan7715/
Khastan7713/
Koiston779/
Kastain778/
Kastane778/
Costand777/
Kosteyn776/
Kostham773/
Costane773/
Kastant772/
Costang772/
Kustane772/
Kestahn771/
Kusthan771/
Kosttam771/
Costgan771/
Costhan771/
Kostong771/
Kazstan771/
Kostoin771/
Keestan771/
Kostamk770/
Koyston770/
Kouston770/
Kustand770/
Kustean770/
Koostachin75137/
Koshtanova7548/
Khashtan7189/
Costatin7134/
Costeant7132/
Kochtane7123/
Kastaine7121/
Koszteyn7119/
Kaschtan7115/
Kotstein7112/
Kasztaun719/
Costaine715/
Coustant712/
Kashthan712/
Kastanck712/
Cousthan712/
Kheshtan712/
Kostahanova712/
Kashtane711/
Khosttam711/
Kastahan711/
Koshtoin711/
Khastain711/
Kuschtan711/
Kosztein711/
Costaing711/
Koestein711/
Costanhe711/
Kashtain711/
Kosthong711/
Coustand710/
Coustang710/
Castan679,735/
Coston678,073/
Custan67895/
Kaştan67756/
Keston67494/
Kaston67494/
Kustán67411/
Kostoń67361/
Kaštan67211/
Kustanova67210/
Cüstan67165/
Kuštan6781/
Kaçtan6776/
Kastanova6769/
Costân6744/
Kothstein6742/
Kuston6725/
Keztan6719/
Ckasthane679/
Coustaing676/
Costam675/
Costán674/
Kostonova673/
Costanova673/
Kostánová673/
Qastan672/
Costanová672/
Kastanová672/
Kostochin671/
Koštanova671/
Khashtand671/
Kostoszyn671/
Costatten671/
Cossthane670/
Cousteane670/

Kostan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostan in the Georgian language
კოსტანkostan-
Kostan in the Marathi language
टानtana37.5
टनtana25
तानtana25
कॉसतानkosatana12.5
Kostan in the Russian language
Костанkostan-

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