Kostu Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Austria

Kostu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2111:3,635,381101,965
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Koştu (877), Kosťu (15) & Köstü (10) are calculated separately.

Kostu (74) may also be a first name.

Kostu Last Name Facts

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

Kostu is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Koştu, Kosťu or Köstü. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kostu is the 961,438th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Kostu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kostu live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kostu is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 74 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 3,635,381. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 98 percent reside, Telangana, where 2 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Not including India Kostu occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Kostu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kostu last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kostu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koştu93877/
Kosťu9315/
Kostuj91486/
Kostuś91268/
Koshtu91105/
Kostou9130/
Kosthu9111/
Kostuš919/
Kostuň917/
Kostuu911/
Kosttu911/
Kosztu911/
Köstü8710/
Kostuch832,066/
Kostush8317/
Kostusz8316/
Khostou8310/
Koshthu831/
Kastu80246/
Kustu80211/
Kestu809/
Costu806/
Kosthaus7725/
Kosztuch771/
Kostusch771/
Costut7394/
Kushtu7336/
Kasthu7313/
Kaestu7310/
Kostój7310/
Kashtu739/
Kastou736/
Costus735/
Kaastu734/
Kestou733/
Kustou733/
Koszťu732/
Costuț731/
Costou731/
Costeu731/
Costau731/
Kastau731/
Kastuj731/
Khastu731/
Keshtu731/
Kostuňová715/
Costeux67504/
Coustou67489/
Kustusz67330/
Coustau67187/
Khastou6722/
Kustush6722/
Kustuch6711/
Kočtuch6710/
Costoux673/
Costaud672/
Kausthu672/
Koistoe672/
Keesthu671/
Cousteu671/
Kastouh671/
Kasztau671/
Costeus671/
Kaasthu671/
Kastaup671/
Kushthu671/
Kashtau671/
Koztuch671/
Kocztau670/

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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
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  • 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 Kostu
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