Kostow Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kostow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kostow Last Name Facts

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

Kostow is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kostow.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kostow is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. Kostow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Kostow reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Kostow is most common in: Illinois, where 23 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Kostow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kostow are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Kostow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.58% more than the national average, earning $51,599 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostowa922/
Kotow91318/
Kosthowa8626/
Kostov8321,922/
Kotowa83132/
Kustow8368/
Kottow8354/
Costow8318/
Kotouw8316/
Kastow839/
Kostof838/
Koztow831/
Kostova7722,777/
Kostoev774,257/
Kostoff77831/
Khostov7751/
Koustov7725/
Koohtow7714/
Kostovs774/
Kothowa773/
Costoow772/
Keshtow771/
Koshtov771/
Gkostov771/
Costtow770/
Coustow770/
Kotov73122,235/
Kotów7352/
Kotof7337/
Katow7330/
Kotaw7323/
Cotow732/
Khostova7128/
Koustova7112/
Koshtova7110/
Kosthoff716/
Koshtoev714/
Khostoev712/
Kosztova712/
Khothowa711/
Khaustow711/
Khoestov711/
Kotova67172,094/
Kustov6715,537/
Katowa672,153/
Kotoff67345/
Kotovs67341/
Khotov67261/
Costov67209/
Costob67116/
Kastov67116/
Kattow67105/
Kostovová6739/
Kottov6733/
Kaztow6723/
Kosťov6717/
Koytov6716/
Kohtov6715/
Costof6712/
Khatow6710/
Kathow678/
Kustof677/
Kastaw677/
Kostuv675/
Kostav674/
Castow674/
Koutov672/
Cottow672/
Kottob671/
Kestov671/
Koutaw671/
Gkoustova671/
Kototv671/
Kotoov671/
Kotoof671/
Kostaf671/
Kkotov671/
Kastob671/
Katowh671/
Kotopf670/
Kothof670/

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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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  • 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 Kostow
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