van Costa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
van Costa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Costa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Costa Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Costa is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van Costa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Costa? popularity and diffusion
van Costa is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of van Costa live; 83 percent live in South America and 83 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name van Costa is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Maranhão, where 40 percent live, Federal District, where 20 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live. Besides Brazil van Costa exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viana Costa | 90 | 361 | / |
| Viani Costa | 90 | 2 | / |
| von Costa | 89 | 21 | / |
| Vianna Costa | 86 | 34 | / |
| van Coster | 84 | 65 | / |
| Fani Costa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vina Costa | 84 | 1 | / |
| von Cota | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vancoast | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vinha Costa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fauane Costa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Fianny Costa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Fhaion Costa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Viana Castao | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Caster | 74 | 118 | / |
| van Koster | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Kust | 71 | 21 | / |
| van Gest | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vincosti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangosot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaingost | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanquost | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fuini Costa | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Geest | 67 | 2,096 | / |
| Vanichset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanakosit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanagosit | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ghist | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Gaste | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Quist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanhoogst | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Kaster | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Kuster | 53 | 29 | / |
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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 van Costa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis