Kostur Surname

211,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kostur Surname User-submission:

Kostur is a variant of the Rusyn surname Kostura, which means 'knife'.

Kostur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6081:74,87310,724
Poland5971:63,6669,995
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Serbia1421:50,3174,891
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
France591:1,125,809120,603
Bosnia and Herzegovina281:126,3009,326
England181:3,095,448105,421
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Koştur (548), Kostúr (246), Koštur (3), Koštůr (10), Koštúr (4) & Košťúr (1) are calculated separately.

Kostur (11) may also be a first name.

Kostur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kostur is a variant of the Rusyn surname Kostura, which means 'knife'.

- Samuel Rusniak

Kostur Last Name Facts

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

Kostur (Russian: Костур) is found most in Ukraine. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Koştur, Kostúr, Koštur, Koštůr, Koštúr or Košťúr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kostur is the 211,727th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,742,961 people. Kostur occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kostur are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 34 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 74,873. In Ukraine Kostur is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 43 percent live, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Ternopil Oblast, where 11 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Kostur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kostur last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Kostur earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning $44,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koştur94548/
Kostúr94246/
Koštur943/
Koshtur92137/
Kosztur92120/
Kostour923/
Kosture922/
Koštůr8910/
Koštúr894/
Kastur83536/
Kostor8383/
Kustur8378/
Kestur8373/
Kostór8325/
Costur8324/
Košťúr831/
Kosturová80138/
Kosturova8061/
Kasture7712,974/
Kostorz771,293/
Kastour77344/
Costeur77182/
Kosztor77117/
Kosztúr7782/
Kusture7714/
Kesthur779/
Kustuur775/
Kasthur774/
Costure771/
Kostórz771/
Kocztur771/
Kasturt771/
Kastuir770/
Koszturová7518/
Koshturova756/
Kostourova754/
Koszturova751/
Cousture71117/
Koestoer7137/
Cousteur7124/
Kastture712/
Kashture712/
Kastaure711/
Kausture711/
Kosztorz711/
Kasthure711/
Kastor67812/
Coştur67268/
Kustor67241/
Kuştur67207/
Kostúrová67180/
Kusturova67150/
Coustheur6722/
Costor6713/
Kasturova676/
Kuštur672/
Küstür672/
Coztur671/
Qastur671/
Košturová671/
Custur670/

Kostur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostur in the Russian language
Костурkostur-

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