Kostová Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Kostová Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 126 | 1:84,393 | 14,132 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
The alternate forms: Kostova (22,777), Kosťová (224), Koštová (87) & Košťová (13) are calculated separately.
Kostová Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kostová Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kostová occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Kostova, Kosťová, Koštová or Košťová. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostová? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kostová reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Kostová is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 84,393. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 33 percent reside, Prague, where 22 percent reside and Plzeň Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 10 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kostová
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