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

The surname Kosteva (Russian: Костева) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 388,475^th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,981,978 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kosteva reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357^th most frequent first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Kosteva is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 348,123. In Russia Kosteva is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 12 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Belgorod Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Not including Russia it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Kosteva Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing 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 political 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.