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Where Does The Last Name Kostava Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kostava (Georgian: კოსტავა, Russian: Костава) is carried by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostava? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 406,240^th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. The surname Kostava occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kostava are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Georgia, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 4,796. In Georgia it is mostly found in: Imereti, where 54 percent live, Guria, where 18 percent live and Tbilisi, where 17 percent live. Other than Georgia Kostava occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent live and Abkhazia, where 2 percent live.

Kostava Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.