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 found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Kostráb or Kostřáb. For other potential spellings of Kostrab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostrab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Kostrab is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kostrab are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Kostrab is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 87,483. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 95 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 3 percent live and Žilina Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Slovakia Kostrab exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Kostrab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kostrab surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the 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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