Kosthorst Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kosthorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosthorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1701:473,56241,271
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kosthorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kosthorst occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kosthorst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosthorst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kosthorst is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Kosthorst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Kosthorst live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 473,562. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found and Berlin, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Germany Kosthorst is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kosthorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kosthorst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kosthorst surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosthorst Last Name Statistics demography

Kosthorst earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning $35,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostors8816/
Kathorst8223/
Kostars752/
Kothars751/
Kotars6758/
Kators675/
Castors636/
Katorse631/
Costars631/
Katorsz631/
Kotorshova631/
Cothars630/
Kostarzhova602/
Catorse5035/
Katorze503/
Cottars501/
Cotorce501/
Katours500/

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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 Kosthorst
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