Köstlin Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Köstlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köstlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2281:353,09434,155
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kostlin (47) are calculated separately.

Köstlin Last Name Facts

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

Köstlin is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kostlin. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köstlin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Köstlin is the 1,006,539th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name Köstlin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Köstlin reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 353,094. In Germany Köstlin is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 51 percent reside, Berlin, where 20 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Germany Köstlin occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Liechtenstein, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostlin9547/
Köstling931/
Kastlin863/
Kestlin861/
Koestlin8031/
Kaestlin806/
Khastlin801/
Castlin71107/
Kästlen712/
Costlin712/
Kostlen710/
Kestlen710/
Kastleen671/
Castlijn671/
Castlien670/
Castellin63547/
Castillin633/
Costln621/
Castlen57313/
Casteln5739/
Costlen570/
Castelln53137/
Castilln5314/
Castlehn530/
Castellen5085/
Castellín501/
Castillen501/

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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 Köstlin
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