Kosťu Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kosťu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
The alternate forms: Kostu (271), Koştu (877) & Köstü (10) are calculated separately.
Kosťu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosťu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kosťu is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Kostu, Koştu or Köstü. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosťu? popularity and diffusion
Kosťu is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Kosťu is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kosťu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Kosťu is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 667,056. In Slovakia Kosťu is primarily found in: Košice Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 47 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kostu | 93 | 271 | / |
| Koszťu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Koştu | 87 | 877 | / |
| Köstü | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kostuj | 73 | 486 | / |
| Kostyu | 73 | 290 | / |
| Kostuś | 73 | 268 | / |
| Koshtu | 73 | 105 | / |
| Koťuha | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kostou | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kosthu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kostuš | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kostuň | 73 | 7 | / |
| Koťuch | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kostiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kosztu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosttu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kostuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kotu | 67 | 3,843 | / |
| Kostuch | 67 | 2,066 | / |
| Kosztyu | 67 | 693 | / |
| Kostiou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kostush | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kostusz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khostou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koshthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostyut | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kosťu
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