Kostia Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Finland

Kostia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2601:175,08724,016
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Finland701:78,5248,534
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
India101:76,706,538639,611
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Koštia (2) are calculated separately.

Kostia (827) may also be a first name.

Kostia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kostia (Georgian: კოსტია) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Koštia. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostia? popularity and diffusion

Kostia is the 624,505th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Kostia occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kostia reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Kostia is also the 284,025th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 827 people.

The surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 175,087. In Ukraine Kostia is primarily concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 79 percent live, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 7 percent live and Odessa Oblast, where 3 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Finland, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koštia942/
Kostiha92410/
Gkostia9224/
Kostiah924/
Kosthia921/
Gkostias8632/
Kostihač861/
Khoshtia861/
Kustia83616/
Costia83277/
Kastia83177/
Kostya8356/
Kostio8322/
Kestia8317/
Kostja8316/
Koestijah8027/
Kustiah771,677/
Kushtia77632/
Kastiah77310/
Kosztya77150/
Kostios7722/
Koštiaľ7721/
Coistia7720/
Kustiat7714/
Kusthia7710/
Kaustia777/
Kastija774/
Kostyay773/
Kostioh772/
Koistio772/
Khastia772/
Kashtia771/
Kostyaa771/
Costias771/
Gkoustagia751/
Kosťa732/
Khastiah7115/
Kostiocz712/
Kostiháč711/
Kushthia711/
Costea6735,271/
Castia67413/
Kostyo67173/
Kostyó6761/
Kastya6721/
Kustio6718/
Kastio679/
Qostja678/
Koshtayya673/
Costio672/
Costioaia671/
Costya671/
Kustya671/
Costía671/
Custia670/
Kastea670/
Kosteo670/

Kostia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostia in the Georgian language
კოსტიაkostia-

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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 Kostia
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