Kosztka Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kosztka Surname User-submission:

Kosztka is a Polish and Czech surname. It was possibly a nickname for a bony, angular person, from a derivative of kost, meaning 'knucklebone'. It is also a derivative of the Latin personal name Constantius or Constantinus.

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Kosztka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Austria231:370,23639,193
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kosztka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kosztka is a Polish and Czech surname. It was possibly a nickname for a bony, angular person, from a derivative of kost, meaning 'knucklebone'. It is also a derivative of the Latin personal name Constantius or Constantinus.

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Kosztka Last Name Facts

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

Kosztka occurs most in Hungary. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosztka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kosztka is the 1,907,068th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kosztka reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

Kosztka is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 158,327. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 31 percent live, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 26 percent live and Komárom-Esztergom County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Hungary this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostka9212,354/
Kostkas8634/
Kosttka8614/
Kosztkó8613/
Khostka867/
Kosztko862/
Koztkay861/
Kusztka861/
Koustka860/
Kotka83703/
Kostko771,258/
Kotkas77820/
Koitka77509/
Kotkat77445/
Kustka77178/
Kůstka77146/
Kottka77106/
Kojtka7782/
Kastka7758/
Kotkay7719/
Kotkai777/
Khotka773/
Costka772/
Koutka772/
Koytka772/
Kotkad771/
Kotkoa771/
Kostke771/
Kootka770/
Kostcckas751/
Kotkhai7162/
Kacztka719/
Kotkaat714/
Koutkas714/
Kostkáš714/
Kohstke712/
Kootkay711/
Koijtka711/
Koestki711/
Kothkap711/
Kaustka711/
Kotko672,560/
Katka67565/
Koťka6756/
Kótka6729/
Kodka678/

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