Kostas Surname
Approximately 4,401 people bear this surname
Kostas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2,795 | 1:3,964 | 380 |
| United States | 626 | 1:579,008 | 47,409 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Australia | 160 | 1:168,723 | 17,330 |
| Turkey | 145 | 1:536,699 | 29,869 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
The alternate forms: Kostaś (77), Kostaš (6) & Koştaş (1) are calculated separately.
Kostas (19,885) may also be a first name.
Kostas Demographics
Average Kostas Salary in
United States
$47,686 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kostaś | 94 | 77 | / |
| Kostaš | 94 | 6 | / |
| Kostash | 92 | 1,681 | / |
| Koustas | 92 | 896 | / |
| Kosteas | 92 | 99 | / |
| Kostasz | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kostass | 92 | 2 | / |
| Koshtas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koştaş | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gkoustas | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kosthaus | 86 | 25 | / |
| Koustais | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kostasch | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kosthase | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koutstas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koshtash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Costas | 83 | 19,334 | / |
| Kostos | 83 | 574 | / |
| Kustas | 83 | 101 | / |
| Kestas | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kastas | 83 | 35 | / |
| Kostač | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kostashch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Costeas | 77 | 98 | / |
| Coustas | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kustasz | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kostoss | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kostosz | 77 | 30 | / |
| Kastash | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kustash | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kushtas | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kostosh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Costats | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coistas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Costasp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Costasd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cosdtas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkostos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kostacz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kusztas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Costass | 77 | 1 | / |
| Costaas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cosstas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Costash | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kosteasová | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kostausova | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kostashova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khoshtaz | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kostosch | 71 | 7 | / |
| Coustais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Costasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koschtax | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosthoss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouchtas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coustaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Costaz | 67 | 610 | / |
| Costos | 67 | 126 | / |
| Costaş | 67 | 107 | / |
| Kuztas | 67 | 63 | / |
| Castas | 67 | 29 | / |
| Coustasse | 67 | 20 | / |
| Koçtaç | 67 | 12 | / |
| Custas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kostašová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kastaz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kustaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kastasova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Costax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qastas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostoś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khashtash | 67 | 1 | / |
Kostas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kostas in the Georgian language | ||
| კოსტას | kostas | - |
| Kostas in the Russian language | ||
| Костас | kostas | - |
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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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- 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 Kostas
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