View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Kostov Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kostov (Georgian: კოსტოვი, Russian: Костов) is most common in Bulgaria. It may be found in the variant forms: Kosťov. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostov? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 24,645^th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 332,431 people. The surname Kostov occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kostov reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Kostov is also the 277,461^st most prevalent given name globally It is held by 861 people.

Kostov is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 16,878 people, or 1 in 413. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent reside and Varna Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria this surname is found in 64 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 6 percent reside and Serbia, where 3 percent reside.

Kostov Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kostov last name are 4.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.28% registered with the party.

The amount Kostov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.54% less than the national average, earning 319,972 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1290.06% more than the national average, earning R 3,303,310 per year; in United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning $57,794 CAD per year.