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 occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kosta, Košťa, Kosťa or Kostá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Košta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 959,117th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 27,820. In Croatia it is most common in: Zadar County, where 38 percent reside, Split-Dalmatia County, where 26 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Croatia Košta is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 36 percent reside and Slovakia, where 8 percent reside.
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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