Kostava Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Kostava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia7811:4,7961,044
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Abkhazia151:16,1911,718
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kostava Last Name Facts

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

Kostava (Georgian: კოსტავა, Russian: Костава) is most common in Georgia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,240th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kostava live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 4,796. In Georgia Kostava is primarily concentrated in: Imereti, where 54 percent are found, Guria, where 18 percent are found and Tbilisi, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Georgia Kostava is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent are found and Abkhazia, where 2 percent are found.

Kostava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kostava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostava in the Georgian language
კოსტავაkostava-
Kostava in the Russian language
Коставаkostava-

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