Kostenko Surname

6,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kostenko Surname User-submission:

A Ukrainian surname, meaning 'son of Kost', i.e.Constantine, meaning 'constant', 'balanced'.

Kostenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia39,5931:3,640406
Ukraine35,4311:1,28554
Kazakhstan2,2061:8,0161,238
Belarus1,2661:7,5051,068
United States6121:592,25348,330
Kyrgyzstan3931:15,1982,763
Latvia2201:9,3181,383
Israel1361:62,9247,935
Uzbekistan1201:257,7437,986
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Turkmenistan1111:49,451925
Transnistria981:4,844849
Lithuania731:41,5706,936
Australia661:409,02632,879
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Georgia541:69,3627,346
England501:1,114,36153,243
Moldova441:80,94010,342
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Tajikistan321:262,0842,213
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Azerbaijan221:438,5968,841
France191:3,495,933219,029
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Finland101:549,67032,186
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Wales41:773,63329,106
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Kosteńko (4) are calculated separately.

Kostenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Ukrainian surname, meaning 'son of Kost', i.e.Constantine, meaning 'constant', 'balanced'.

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Kostenko Last Name Facts

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

Kostenko (Georgian: კოსტენკო, Russian: Костенко) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kosteńko. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostenko? popularity and diffusion

Kostenko is the 6,995th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 89,943 people. The last name Kostenko is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Kostenko are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Kostenko is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 39,593 people, or 1 in 3,640. In Russia it is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Altai Krai, where 6 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 44 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Kostenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus, Orthodox (95%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kostenko are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.99% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kostenko earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.18% less than the national average, earning 258,951 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.17% less than the national average, earning $39,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kostenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostenko in the Georgian language
კოსტენკოkostenko-
Kostenko in the Russian language
Костенкоkostenko-

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