Kosto Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kosto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Ukraine1761:258,65233,774
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
India141:54,790,384527,769
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
France21:33,211,361423,184
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Kosto (1,009) may also be a first name.

Kosto Last Name Facts

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

Kosto (Hindi: कोस्तो, Russian: Костьо) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kosťo. Click here for further possible spellings of Kosto.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402,148th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Kosto live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 253,213th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 1,009 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Excluding Bangladesh it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Ukraine, where 20 percent are found.

Kosto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kosto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kosto last name rose 4,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kosto last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.

Kosto earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.93% less than the national average, earning $32,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosťo932/
Khosto91679/
Kostou9130/
Kostoj9127/
Koshto918/
Kostop917/
Kostoy915/
Koszto914/
Kostto912/
Kostoi911/
Koysto911/
Kostoz911/
Kostoś911/
Kostoss8337/
Kostosz8330/
Kostoch8313/
Khostou8310/
Khoshto832/
Kostosh832/
Gkostos831/
Kosta808,973/
Costo801,754/
Kasto80864/
Kusto80495/
Kesto80218/
Küsto804/
Kostá801/
Kostosch777/
Khoshtoo773/
Kosthoss771/
Kostohyz771/
Koszta731,853/
Koshta731,593/
Kostha73550/
Kousta73502/
Costoy73378/
Khosta73184/
Costop73164/
Costos73126/
Kustoś73123/
Costoi73100/
Kushto7391/
Kostaś7377/
Kuusto7370/
Keshto7346/
Kausto7319/
Kashto7317/
Cousto7310/
Kostój7310/
Koista738/
Kossta736/
Kostaš736/
Kastou736/
Kustoš735/
Quosto734/
Kestou733/
Kassto733/
Kustou733/
Kastoh733/
Kostač733/
Kustoß732/
Khusto731/
Kastod731/
Khasto731/
Kostaa731/
Koysta731/
Kuszto731/
Costou731/
Kastoo731/
Koesta731/
Kastoy731/
Costto730/
Costod730/
Kostash671,681/
Kustosz671,230/
Coustou67489/
Koshtha67179/
Koiseta6792/
Kustosh6779/
Khastoo6733/
Gkousta6733/
Kustoch6730/
Kuhstos6728/
Kuhstoß6727/
Khastou6722/
Khestoo6712/
Kostasz679/
Kosstad677/
D'Kosta675/
Keshtoo675/
Costoux673/
Khostat673/
Koschta672/
Kastouh671/
Costhoa671/
D'Costo671/
Kashtou671/
Khousta671/
Kostacz671/
Koustha671/
Khostha671/
Kouchto671/
Khoshta671/

Kosto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosto in the Hindi language
कोस्तोkosto-
Kosto in the Russian language
Костьоkosto-

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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 Kosto
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