Costa (surname)


Costa conversions.
In Italy, Portugal, Galicia and Catalonia, it is derived from the Latin word costa, "rib", which has come to mean slope, coast in Romance languages. In Spain, it originates from Catalonia or Galicia, with the Spanish equivalent being Cuesta.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 71.0% of all known bearers of the surname Costa were residents of Brazil, 7.6% of Portugal, 5.2% of Mozambique, 3.7% of Italy, 2.4% of the United States, 1.9% of Guinea-Bissau, 1.5% of Spain, 1.2% of East Timor and 1.2% of Argentina.
In Brazil, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following states:
  1. Maranhão
  2. Amapá
  3. Pará
  4. Roraima
  5. Acre
  6. Rio Grande do Norte
  7. Amazonas
  8. Ceará
  9. Bahia
  10. Tocantins
  11. Sergipe
  12. Piauí
  13. Paraíba
  14. Alagoas
  15. Federal District
  16. Minas Gerais
In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following regions:
  1. Liguria
  2. Sicily
  3. Piedmont
  4. Veneto
  5. Emilia-Romagna
  6. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
  7. Lombardy
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following autonomous communities:
  1. Balearic Islands
  2. Catalonia
  3. Galicia
  4. Region of Murcia
  5. Valencian Community

People

Angola

Australia

Brazil

East Timor

France

Italy

Portugal

Spain

Sri Lanka

United States

United Kingdom

Other countries

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