Košta Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Košta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Košta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1521:27,8205,749
Czechia971:109,62317,977
Slovakia231:232,02036,711

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 most in Croatia. It may also be found as: Kosta, Košťa, Kosťa or Kostá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Košta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 959,117th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Košta reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Croatia, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 27,820. In Croatia Košta is mostly concentrated in: Zadar County, where 38 percent are found, Split-Dalmatia County, where 26 percent are found and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia Košta occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 36 percent are found and Slovakia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosta938,973/
Košťa931/
Kosťa872/
Kostá871/
Košti8091/
Koszta731,853/
Koshta731,593/
Kostha73550/
Kousta73502/
Kašėta73427/
Khosta73184/
Kostea73146/
Kostaś7377/
Koczta7362/
Kostaj7330/
Koçtaç7312/
Koista738/
Kossta736/
Kostay736/
Kostaš736/
Kostai734/
Kostač733/
Koztai732/
Koysta731/
Kostaa731/
Kouzta731/
Kostash671,681/
Koshtha67179/
Kosteas6799/
Koiseta6792/
Koshtay6740/
Gkousta6733/
Koustai6716/
Khostay6712/
Koshtai679/
Kostasz679/
Kosstad677/
Khostai676/
D'Kosta675/
Khostat673/
Koschta672/
Kašėtas671/
Khousta671/
Kostacz671/
Kostaia671/
Koustha671/
Khostha671/
Khoshta671/
Kocztau670/

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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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