Kostiov Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kostiov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostiov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Kostiov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kostiov is more commonly found in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostiov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Kostiov is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kostiov are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Montenegro, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 91,366. In Montenegro Kostiov is most frequent in: Herceg Novi Municipality, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Montenegro it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 20 percent reside and Slovenia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostiv92541/
Kotiov921/
Kostihova885/
Kostivová882/
Kostiev8619/
Kostiow865/
Kostyov862/
Kostyhov8062/
Koshtiev803/
Kotihova802/
Kotihovs801/
Kostyv775,590/
Kostev77942/
Kostiw77572/
Costiv7724/
Kosťov7717/
Koteov772/
Kastiv771/
Kostyhova7576/
Kosteva71913/
Kosteev71219/
Kostiew71101/
Kotehov7130/
Kostiów7124/
Kotyhov7112/
Castiov718/
Khatiov711/
Kastiev711/
Khostev711/
Kustyov711/
Costiev711/
Kotehova6748/
Khastiev679/
Kashtiev677/
Kostheva673/
Kotyhova673/
Khosteev671/

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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
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  • 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 Kostiov
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