Kostka Surname

42,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Kostka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,5311:6,872857
Germany2,3171:34,7464,583
Czechia1,6421:6,476781
United States1,5391:235,51622,602
Slovakia4441:12,0191,547
Canada1391:265,07624,993
France1381:481,32467,982
Austria1111:76,71611,596
Micronesia801:1,328288
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
England521:1,071,50151,923
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
India301:25,568,846339,406
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kostka (88) may also be a first name.

Kostka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kostka (Russian: Костка) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kostka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,238th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 589,894 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kostka are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequent first name globally, held by 88 people.

This surname is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 5,531 people, or 1 in 6,872. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and Czechia, where 13 percent live.

Kostka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kostka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kostka last name increased 17,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kostka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kostka last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Kostka are 6.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Kostka earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.65% less than the national average, earning 219,256 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosztka9295/
Kostkas9234/
Kosttka9214/
Khostka927/
Koustka920/
Kostko831,258/
Kustka83178/
Kůstka83146/
Kastka8358/
Costka832/
Kostke831/
Kostcckas801/
Kosztkó7713/
Kostkáš774/
Kohstke772/
Kosztko772/
Koestki771/
Kusztka771/
Koztkay771/
Kaustka771/
Castka67220/
Kastko679/
Costqa673/
Kostco673/
Koutchtka671/
Kustko671/
Kustki671/
Kacztka629/
Khoshtchi5321/
Costco503/

Kostka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostka in the Russian language
Косткаkostka-

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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 Kostka
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