Kosteva Surname

388,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kosteva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosteva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4141:348,12334,570
Ukraine3371:135,08219,018
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Belarus381:250,02829,656
Bulgaria211:332,32916,416
Moldova171:209,49219,497
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Kosteva (13) may also be a first name.

Kosteva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosteva (Russian: Костева) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosteva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 388,475th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,981,978 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kosteva reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Kosteva is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 348,123. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 12 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent live and Belgorod Oblast, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kosteva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kosteva surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Kosteva earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kosteva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosteva in the Russian language
Костеваkosteva-

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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 Kosteva
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