Košta Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Košta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 152 | 1:27,820 | 5,749 |
| Czechia | 97 | 1:109,623 | 17,977 |
| Slovakia | 23 | 1:232,020 | 36,711 |
The alternate forms: Kosta (8,973), Košťa (1), Kosťa (2) & Kostá (1) are calculated separately.
Košta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Košta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Košta is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kosta, Košťa, Kosťa or Kostá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Košta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 959,117th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. Košta is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Košta live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Košta is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 27,820. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Zadar County, where 38 percent live, Split-Dalmatia County, where 26 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 14 percent live. Not including Croatia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 36 percent live and Slovakia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosta | 93 | 8,973 | / |
| Košťa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kosťa | 87 | 2 | / |
| Kostá | 87 | 1 | / |
| Košti | 80 | 91 | / |
| Koszta | 73 | 1,853 | / |
| Koshta | 73 | 1,593 | / |
| Kostha | 73 | 550 | / |
| Kousta | 73 | 502 | / |
| Kašėta | 73 | 427 | / |
| Khosta | 73 | 184 | / |
| Kostea | 73 | 146 | / |
| Kostaś | 73 | 77 | / |
| Koczta | 73 | 62 | / |
| Kostaj | 73 | 30 | / |
| Koçtaç | 73 | 12 | / |
| Koista | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kossta | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kostay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kostaš | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kostai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kostač | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koztai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koysta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kostaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouzta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kostash | 67 | 1,681 | / |
| Koshtha | 67 | 179 | / |
| Kosteas | 67 | 99 | / |
| Koiseta | 67 | 92 | / |
| Koshtay | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gkousta | 67 | 33 | / |
| Koustai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khostay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koshtai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kostasz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kosstad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khostai | 67 | 6 | / |
| D'Kosta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khostat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koschta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kašėtas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khousta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostacz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koustha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khostha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoshta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kocztau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Košta
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