Köstl Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Köstl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köstl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2381:35,7795,771
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Kostl (3) are calculated separately.

Köstl Last Name Facts

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

Köstl occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kostl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köstl? popularity and diffusion

Köstl is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. Köstl is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Köstl are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Köstl is most commonly used in Austria, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 35,779. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Carinthia, where 41 percent are found, Styria, where 24 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 15 percent are found. Other than Austria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostl933/
Köstel91207/
Kastl805,403/
Kästl8071/
Kestl8061/
Köstlová775/
Kestel732,697/
Kästle731,625/
Kastel731,202/
Kästel731,048/
Kostel73723/
Kostøl73102/
Kostil73101/
Kastil7353/
Kasztl7352/
Koestl7313/
Khestl7313/
Keestl733/
Kesztl733/
Kaestl731/
Köstelová717/
Kasteel67563/
Kestell67449/
Koestel67440/
Kastell67387/
Khostel67311/
Kastiel67134/
Kosztel6774/
Keshtel6768/
Kaestel6757/
Kostell6733/
Kasztil678/
Kashtel678/
Kostiel677/
Kestilæ675/
Kasstel673/
Koestøl672/
Kastill672/
Kashtil672/
Kosztyl671/
Kesteel671/
Kastuel671/
Kasstil671/
Kestill670/

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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
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  • 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 Köstl
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