Koen Surname
Approximately 17,722 people bear this surname
Koen Surname Definition:
Nickname derived from Conrad. Hence also Kuno and Kuntze.
Koen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10,611 | 1:5,106 | 648 |
| United States | 1,918 | 1:188,978 | 18,746 |
| Indonesia | 1,363 | 1:97,028 | 10,075 |
| Netherlands | 907 | 1:18,619 | 2,897 |
| Japan | 568 | 1:225,078 | 9,574 |
| Bulgaria | 364 | 1:19,173 | 1,731 |
| Russia | 332 | 1:434,106 | 41,255 |
| Cambodia | 299 | 1:51,796 | 1,854 |
| Greece | 249 | 1:44,497 | 7,240 |
| Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Israel | 59 | 1:145,045 | 15,356 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Ukraine | 37 | 1:1,230,343 | 106,187 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Serbia | 17 | 1:420,291 | 18,230 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 40 | 1:110,747 | 6,785 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 235 | 1:213,697 | 18,312 |
The alternate forms: Koén (1) are calculated separately.
Koen (53,699) may also be a first name.
Koen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nickname derived from Conrad. Hence also Kuno and Kuntze.
Koen Demographics
Average Male Koen Height
175.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Koen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koen (Oriya: େକାଏନ୍, Russian: Коэн) is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as: Koén. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koen is the 30,158th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 411,215 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Koen live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Koen is also the 17,407th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 53,699 people.
The last name Koen is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 10,611 people, or 1 in 5,106. In South Africa Koen is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Koen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Koen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 816 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Koen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Koen last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (63%) in Russia.
In The United States Koen are 2.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.83% registered with the political party.
The amount Koen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.72% less than the national average, earning 302,063 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.83% more than the national average, earning R 382,188 per year; in United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $56,339 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koen in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଏନ୍ | eka'en | - |
| Koen in the Russian language | ||
| Коэн | koen | - |
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