Kostenko Surname
Approximately 81,024 people bear this surname
Kostenko Surname User-submission:
(Ukrainian) Son of Konstantyn or the nickname from Kost(a), a short form influenced by a Slavic word meaning 'bone'. The name is actually from Latin & Greek Constantin(us) meaning 'constant', 'steady', 'consistent'.
There is a suffix -enko, which was commonly used in Ukraine by the 15th century, basically an extension that is similar to Slavic -ka, but comparable in meaning to Romanian -escu, meaning '-esque', '-ish'.
Read More About This SurnameKostenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 39,593 | 1:3,640 | 406 |
| Ukraine | 35,431 | 1:1,285 | 54 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,206 | 1:8,016 | 1,238 |
| Belarus | 1,266 | 1:7,505 | 1,068 |
| United States | 612 | 1:592,253 | 48,330 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 393 | 1:15,198 | 2,763 |
| Latvia | 220 | 1:9,318 | 1,383 |
| Israel | 136 | 1:62,924 | 7,935 |
| Uzbekistan | 120 | 1:257,743 | 7,986 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| Turkmenistan | 111 | 1:49,451 | 925 |
| Transnistria | 98 | 1:4,844 | 849 |
| Lithuania | 73 | 1:41,570 | 6,936 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Estonia | 65 | 1:20,335 | 3,530 |
| Germany | 64 | 1:1,257,898 | 80,532 |
| Georgia | 54 | 1:69,362 | 7,346 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Moldova | 44 | 1:80,940 | 10,342 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Tajikistan | 32 | 1:262,084 | 2,213 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Azerbaijan | 22 | 1:438,596 | 8,841 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Kosteńko (4) are calculated separately.
Kostenko Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Ukrainian) Son of Konstantyn or the nickname from Kost(a), a short form influenced by a Slavic word meaning 'bone'. The name is actually from Latin & Greek Constantin(us) meaning 'constant', 'steady', 'consistent'.
There is a suffix -enko, which was commonly used in Ukraine by the 15th century, basically an extension that is similar to Slavic -ka, but comparable in meaning to Romanian -escu, meaning '-esque', '-ish'.
- deleted-173293A Ukrainian surname, meaning 'son of Kost', i.e.Constantine, meaning 'constant', 'balanced'.
- deleted-173293Kostenko Demographics
Kostenko Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kostenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kostenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kostenko (Georgian: კოსტენკო, Russian: Костенко) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Kosteńko. For other potential spellings of Kostenko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostenko? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,995th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,943 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Kostenko live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 39,593 people, or 1 in 3,640. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Altai Krai, where 6 percent are found. Other than Russia it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 44 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.
Kostenko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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 United Russias than the national average, with 58.99% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosteńko | 96 | 4 | / |
| Koshtenko | 94 | 96 | / |
| Kostienko | 94 | 25 | / |
| Kosztenko | 94 | 9 | / |
| Kosteenko | 94 | 5 | / |
| Kostenkoo | 94 | 2 | / |
| Khostenko | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kostenkoa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kostuenko | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kostnko | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khuostenko | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kustenko | 88 | 561 | / |
| Kastenko | 88 | 68 | / |
| Kostinko | 88 | 26 | / |
| Kostenka | 88 | 24 | / |
| Costenko | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kostenco | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kostynko | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kushtenko | 82 | 27 | / |
| Khustenko | 82 | 24 | / |
| Kostyonko | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kashtenko | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kohchtenko | 78 | 1 | / |
| Costenco | 75 | 359 | / |
| Kostinka | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kosztinka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kuchtenko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kostęcka | 63 | 1 | / |
Kostenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kostenko in the Georgian language | ||
| კოსტენკო | kostenko | - |
| Kostenko in the Russian language | ||
| Костенко | kostenko | - |
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