In the world, Κώστας (Konstantinos 
, Kostas 
, Costas ) is a widespread masculine given name. The first name Κώστας is characteristic of Greece, where it is a prevalent masculine name, Cyprus, where it is a common masculine name, and Lithuania, where it is quite a common male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Greece, Germany, and Cyprus. Likewise, Κώστας is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Konstantinos | Germany, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, United States |
| Kostas, Costas | Germany, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Argentina |
| Κώστας | Greece |
C-Tin, Constantijn, Constantin, Constantine, Constantino, Constantinos, Constantinus, Constantios, Constantí, Costakis, Costantinos, Costis, Cottas, Dinos, Konstantin, Konstantinas, Konstantios, Konstantis, Konstanty, Konstantyn, Konstantín, Konstantínos, Kosta, Kostakis, Kostiantyn, Kostis, Kostjantyn, Kostyantyn, Kosztasz, Kottas, Kóstas, Ntinos, Takis, Κωνσταντής, Κωνσταντίνος, Κωστάκης, Κωστής, Ντίνος, Τάκης, Канстанцін, Константи, Константий, Константин, Константино, Константинос, Константы, Константій, Константінос, Констанций, Коста,
Κώστας is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kostas Charitos , the fictional cop character of writer Petros Markaris; Kostas , the character in the play "Laurels and Oleanders"; Kostas , the theatrical character in the play "Horiste ti gynaika sas"; Kostas , the theatrical character in the play "Seventh Day of Creation" and Kostas , the theatrical character in the play "The Engagements", among other works.
|
κώστας μπότσαρης Greek politician (1792-1853), GR (b. 1792) |
|
| κώστας σαδήμας fighter in the Greek revolution of 1821, GR (b. 1792) |
|
|
| κώστας σουλιώτης GR (b. 1800) |
|
|
|
κώστας κρυστάλλης Greek writer and poet, GR (b. 1868) |
|
|
κώστας καιροφύλας Greek journalist and historian, GR (b. 1881) |
|
|
κώστας βάρναλης Greek poet, GR (b. 1884) |
|
|
κώστας ζημέρης Greek photographer and painter, GR (b. 1886) |
|
|
κώστας κοτζιάς Fencer, mayor of Athens, GR (b. 1892) |
|
|
κώστας καρυωτάκης Greek poet (1896-1928), GR (b. 1896) |
|
|
κώστας νεγρεπόντης Footballer (1897-1973), GR (b. 1897) |
|
|
κώστας λαζαρίδης Greek rebel, GR (b. 1900) |
|
|
κώστας βιδάλης Greek journalist (1904-1946), GR (b. 1904) |
|
|
κώστας περρίκος Greek soldier, GR (b. 1905) |
|
|
κώστας κυδωνιάτης Greek composer and pianist (1908-1998), GR (b. 1908) |
|
|
κώστας χαλλιορής Greek poet (1910-2000), GR (b. 1910) |
|
Δήμου, Αντωνίου, Παπακώστας, Παρασκευόπουλος, Τσακίρης, Καρατζάς, Μιχαηλίδης, Νικολάου, Ελευθεριάδης, Παπαδόπουλος, Σαββίδης, Καραγιάννης, Μαργαρίτης, Αντωνιάδης, Παπανικολάου, Κωνσταντινίδης, Κωνσταντίνου, Δημητριάδης, Παπαδάκης, Παπαγεωργίου, Χαλκιάς, Παναγιώτου, Θεοδώρου, Μαρκάκης, Κάπα, Δημόπουλος, Ιωάννου, Πάγκαλος, Σπυρόπουλος, Σπύρου, Φωτόπουλος, Ράλλης, Μπιστίνας, Γκίκας, Ζάχος, Σιδηρόπουλος, Καλύβας, Βλάχος, Κωστάκης, Μακρής, Οικονόμου, Πέτρου, Κεχαγιάς, Αλεξίου, and Στεφανίδης