Kostúr Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kostúr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostúr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2301:23,2023,795
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Kostur (1,947), Koštúr (4), Koştur (548), Koštůr (10), Koštur (3) & Košťúr (1) are calculated separately.

Kostúr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kostúr occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kostur, Koštúr, Koştur, Koštůr, Koštur or Košťúr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostúr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,025,894th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Kostúr is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kostúr reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Kostúr is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 23,202. In Slovakia Kostúr is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 85 percent reside, Prešov Region, where 6 percent reside and Košice Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostur941,947/
Koštúr944/
Kosztúr9282/
Koştur89548/
Koštůr8910/
Koštur893/
Košťúr891/
Kostor8383/
Kostór8325/
Kostúrová80180/
Kostorz771,293/
Koshtur77137/
Kosztur77120/
Kosztor77117/
Kostour773/
Kosture772/
Kostórz771/
Kosztúrová7555/
Kotur734,632/
Kotor731,000/
Koestoer7137/
Kosztorz711/
Kothur674,770/
Kottur671,748/
Kastor67812/
Kastur67536/
Kustor67241/
Kosturová67138/
Kustur6778/
Kestur6773/
Kosturova6761/
Kottor6726/
Costur6724/
Koture6723/
Kothor6721/
Kotoor6714/
Koutor6713/
Costor6713/
Kotorz6712/
Koštúrová675/
Khotur674/
Küstür672/
Kotour671/
Kootur671/

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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 Kostúr
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