Kostha Surname
Approximately 550 people bear this surname
Kostha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| India | 182 | 1:4,214,645 | 112,328 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Kostha (12) may also be a first name.
Kostha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kostha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kostha (Hindi: कोष्ठा, Oriya: େକାସ୍ା) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kostha is the 572,911th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kostha are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kostha is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 12 people.
It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Not including Sri Lanka it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kostha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kostha in the Hindi language | ||
| कोष्ठा | kostha | 50 |
| कोस्ठा | kostha | 33.33 |
| कोस्ता | kosta | 16.67 |
| Kostha in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାସ୍ା | ekasa | 50 |
| େକାଵ୍ା | ekava | 37.5 |
| ସଭା | sabha | 3.13 |
| ଟଧର | tadhara | 3.13 |
| ସୁଭଦା | subhada | 3.13 |
| ସମନାଥ | samanatha | 3.13 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kostha
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