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

The last name Kostova (Georgian: კოსტოვა, Russian: Костова) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kostová, Kosťová, Koštová or Košťová. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 23,777^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 319,952 people. The surname Kostova occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kostova live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Kostova is also the 856,040^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 119 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 18,026 people, or 1 in 387. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 22 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent reside and Varna Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Kostova Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kostova last name is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kostova surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kostova earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $47,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $44,888 CAD per year.