Kostrab Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kostrab Surname User-submission:

Originally from Czechlovakia. They were immigrants to the USA between WWI & WWII. The name was shortened from Kostraba to Kostrab.

Kostrab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Kostráb (42) & Kostřáb (19) are calculated separately.

Kostrab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from Czechlovakia. They were immigrants to the USA between WWI & WWII. The name was shortened from Kostraba to Kostrab.

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Kostrab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kostrab (Russian: Костраб) is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kostráb or Kostřáb. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kostrab.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostrab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,666,404th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kostrab live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 87,483. In Slovakia Kostrab is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 95 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 3 percent are found and Žilina Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Slovakia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Kostrab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kostrab last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Kostrab earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostráb9542/
Kostrzab9317/
Kostřáb9019/
Kostrabová8242/
Kostrabova825/
Kostroub801/
Kastratb801/
Kostrábová7153/
Koštreb711/
Koshtrov6724/
Khoshtrapova634/
Kostřábová5918/
Kastrop57188/
Costrov5786/
Costrop5742/
Kustrov574/
Custreabova562/
Khashtrapova5311/
Kashtrov535/
Kastropp533/

Kostrab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostrab in the Russian language
Кострабkostrab-

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