Kostán Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kostán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Kostan (1,356), Koštan (103), Kostań (1), Koştan (1) & Košťan (103) are calculated separately.

Kostán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kostán occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kostan, Koštan, Kostań, Koştan or Košťan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostán? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kostán is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Kostán occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kostán reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,778,817. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Hungary, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostan941,356/
Kosztán9297/
Kotán91241/
Koštan89103/
Kostań891/
Koştan891/
Koston83452/
Kustán83411/
Košťan83103/
Kottán8358/
Costán834/
Kostõn831/
Kostánová803/
Kosztan7756/
Kostein7739/
Koshtan7710/
Koiston779/
Khostan777/
Kosteyn776/
Kostane776/
Kostoin771/
Kostong771/
Kohstan770/
Kouston770/
Koyston770/
Kotan7313,080/
Koton73455/
Cotán7317/
Kótán731/
Katán731/
Khoshtan7131/
Koszteyn7119/
Kotánová7113/
Kotstein7112/
Kostasin711/
Kostandt711/
Koshtoin711/
Koshtane711/
Kosthong711/
Koestein711/
Kosztein711/
Kosztajn711/
Kotstajn711/
Khostgan711/
Kotstane711/
Kouton678,847/
Coston678,073/
Costan678,041/
Kotane67933/
Koitan67606/
Kastan67590/
Keston67494/
Kaston67494/
Koutan67466/
Kostoń67361/
Küstan67346/
Kothan67308/
Kustan67283/
Kestan67273/
Kottan67260/
Kotton67241/
Kotoun67238/
Kostanova67226/
Khoton67177/
Khotan67168/
Castán67106/
Koyton6765/
Costân6744/
Koçtan6743/
Kothstein6742/
Kotain6736/
Kotone6727/
Kuston6725/
Kotaan6716/
Koytan6713/
Kattán6711/
Kotāne6710/
Kostanová679/
Kotanc679/
Kostachen674/
Kuštán674/
Kotein673/
Kostonova673/
Kotean673/
Kostachin672/
Kootan672/
Kohtan672/
Kuoton672/
Kotoin672/
Koushtain671/
Kooton671/
Koîtan671/
Kostoszyn671/
Kotand671/
Kotanh671/
Kostochin671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kostán
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