Kostas Surname

106,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kostas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,7951:3,964380
United States6261:579,00847,409
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Turkey1451:536,69929,869
Canada561:657,95753,499
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
England261:2,143,00282,017
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Finland81:687,08836,047
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Albania61:485,67618,535
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Kostaś (77), Kostaš (6) & Koştaş (1) are calculated separately.

Kostas (19,885) may also be a first name.

Kostas Last Name Facts

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

Kostas (Georgian: კოსტას, Russian: Костас) occurs most in Greece. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kostaś, Kostaš or Koştaş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,255th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,655,884 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kostas live; 64 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Kostas is also the 37,956th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 19,885 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 2,795 people, or 1 in 3,964. In Greece Kostas is most prevalent in: Attica, where 27 percent are found, Epirus, where 22 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Greece it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.

Kostas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kostas are 11.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kostas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $53,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostaś9477/
Kostaš946/
Kostash921,681/
Koustas92896/
Kosteas9299/
Kostasz929/
Kostass922/
Koshtas921/
Koştaş891/
Gkoustas8627/
Kosthaus8625/
Koustais8622/
Kostasch869/
Kosthase861/
Koutstas861/
Koshtash861/
Costas8319,334/
Kostos83574/
Kustas83101/
Kestas8366/
Kastas8335/
Kostač833/
Kostashch801/
Costeas7798/
Coustas7753/
Kustasz7750/
Kostoss7737/
Kostosz7730/
Kastash7717/
Kustash7714/
Kushtas779/
Kostosh772/
Costats772/
Coistas771/
Costasp771/
Costasd771/
Cosdtas771/
Gkostos771/
Kostacz771/
Kusztas771/
Costass771/
Costaas771/
Cosstas771/
Costash770/
Kosteasová7513/
Kostausova7510/
Kostashova751/
Khoshtaz7121/
Kostosch717/
Coustais711/
Costasse711/
Koschtax711/
Kosthoss711/
Kouchtas711/
Coustaus710/
Costaz67610/
Costos67126/
Costaş67107/
Kuztas6763/
Castas6729/
Coustasse6720/
Koçtaç6712/
Custas6711/
Kostašová676/
Kastaz676/
Kustaz673/
Kastasova672/
Costax671/
Qastas671/
Kostoś671/
Kostoz671/
Khashtash671/

Kostas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostas in the Georgian language
კოსტასkostas-
Kostas in the Russian language
Костасkostas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kostas
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