Kostang Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kostang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kostang (7) may also be a first name.
Kostang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kostang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kostang occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kostang is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kostang live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kostang is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 7 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kestang | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kastang | 86 | 10 | / |
| Costang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kostong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kostoing | 80 | 100 | / |
| Kosthong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Costaing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coustang | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kaestang | 80 | 0 | / |
| Coustaing | 75 | 6 | / |
| Castang | 71 | 585 | / |
| Keztang | 71 | 193 | / |
| Kestong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kostoingue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kostoïngue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kostanková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kostankova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kostamk | 71 | 0 | / |
| Castaing | 67 | 5,207 | / |
| Costongs | 67 | 124 | / |
| Kestoing | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kastancı | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kesthong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kosztanková | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kosztankova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kastanck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesteing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castangt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castaings | 63 | 782 | / |
| Castaingt | 63 | 186 | / |
| Castangue | 63 | 5 | / |
| Castayneg | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kastankova | 59 | 2 | / |
| Khustthong | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kostánková | 59 | 1 | / |
| Castanc | 57 | 1 | / |
| Castong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kashtankova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Castoing | 53 | 2 | / |
| Castongue | 50 | 18 | / |
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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 Kostang
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