Globally, コスタ (Costa 
, Kosta , コスタ 
) is a common dominantly masculine, but seldom girly first name. The forename コスタ is characteristic of Albania, where it is quite a common male name, Antigua and Barbuda, and Greece (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Italy, Tanzania, and Angola. Predominantly, コスタ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kosta, Costa | Italy, Brazil, Portugal, United States, Angola |
| コスタ | Japan |
C-Tin, Constantijn, Constantin, Constantine, Constantí, Constentin, Costantinos, Costas, Coste, Konstantin, Konstantinas, Konstantinos, Konstanty, Konstantyn, Konstantín, Konstantínos, Kostas, Kostiantyn, Kostjantyn, Kostyantyn, Kosuta, Κωνσταντίνος, Κώστας, Ντίνος, Канстанцін, Константи, Константин, Константинос, Константы, Константій, Константінос, Кост, Коста, Костен, Костя, Костянтин, Кошта, קונסטנטין, קוסטה, قسطنطين, كوستا, كونستانتين, কোস্টা, and კონსტანტინე
コスタ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kosta , the character from novel From teacher life, From a teacher's life and Kosta Nešić , the character from novel Before dawn : a novel in two parts.