Koenig Surname

10,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Koenig Surname Definition:

(Ger.) King [O.H.Ger. kuning, chuning = Old Saxon kuning = Dutch koning]

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Koenig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,0381:11,3131,407
France6,0811:10,9231,075
Germany5,2631:15,2962,013
Canada1,4401:25,5873,441
Israel1,3481:6,348960
Mauritius1,1241:1,151141
Brazil1,0641:201,1987,735
Australia7981:33,8294,463
Poland5991:63,4549,956
Switzerland5701:14,4092,370
Argentina3331:128,35910,874
Luxembourg3041:1,910206
Thailand3011:234,67939,704
Liberia2841:15,5231,620
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Austria1971:43,2266,927
England1841:302,81622,992
Belgium1741:66,07310,595
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Spain621:754,06531,946
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Chile491:359,5209,978
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Ecuador321:497,05810,858
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Hungary161:613,51735,830
India161:47,941,586492,263
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Scotland141:382,41616,471
China131:105,178,5825,529
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7401:18,3282,316

The alternate forms: Koënig (1) are calculated separately.

Koenig (86) may also be a first name.

Koenig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) King [O.H.Ger. kuning, chuning = Old Saxon kuning = Dutch koning]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who played the part of the king in plays; a servant of the king.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a personal characteristic) Koenig is the German for “king” and is often a translation of the Hebrew name Melekh (king) or Elimelekh (God is King). Sometimes a person who played the part of the king in the Purim shpil (the special dramatic presentations of the festival of Purim) would be dubbed Koenig and this name became his family name. Finally, some of the naming officials would make sport of some poor or wretched Jew by giving him the name “king.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

A variant of the German word, könig, meaning 'king'.

- elkoenig

This is a German surname, meaning 'king'.

- deleted-173293

Koenig Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Koenig Come From? nationality or country of origin

Koenig (Russian: Коениг) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Koënig. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koenig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,586th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 137,327 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Koenig live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Koenig is also the 1,032,266th most common first name at a global level, held by 86 people.

The last name Koenig is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 32,038 people, or 1 in 11,313. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 91 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Koenig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Koenig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koenig last name grew 1,169 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 876 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koenig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Koenig surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.4% registered with the party.

The amount Koenig earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 40.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,270 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning R 269,724 per year; in United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koënig941/
Koenigk9211/
Koennig927/
Koenigh924/
Koeniog921/
Koehnig920/
Koeneig920/
Koenieg920/
Koenigg920/
Konig918,486/
Kenig913,011/
Koenigue867/
Koethnig862/
Koesnisg860/
Koinig83329/
Kienig83112/
Keynig8327/
Coenig8318/
Konigk8315/
Kuenig839/
Keinig838/
Kaenig837/
Koneig836/
Koenik834/
Keunig834/
Khenig834/
Koenic832/
Konigh832/
Konnig832/
Keenig831/
Koeneg831/
Kenigk831/
Koenyg831/
Keanig830/
Kohnig830/
Qoenig830/
Koonig830/
Kenoig830/
Koenigová8015/
Khoenik7765/
Koenick7753/
Kiejnig7719/
Koinigg7717/
Keinigs777/
Kenhigh775/
Khennig773/
Koesnik772/
Konnigk772/
Keinnig771/
Koneigh771/
Kowenik771/
Koenike770/
König73139,493/
Konik736,647/
Kenik73888/
Kanig73569/
Kunig73400/
Konic73242/
Keneg7320/
Conig735/
Kõnig732/
Koñig732/
Koniq731/
Kenyg731/
Kénig731/
Kónig731/
Koneg730/
Koenicke7126/
Koetnick713/
Kouenick711/
Königs673,898/
Konnik67957/
Koniec67824/
Kenikh67501/
Konick67282/
Kunigk67231/
Kheneg67162/
Kenick67133/
Khonik67117/
Kumnig6758/
Khenik6758/
Kunnig6754/
Kuhnig6750/
Kienik6741/
Kohnic6735/
Keynik6732/
Koennicke6727/
Coenic6723/
Kuenik6721/
Kienic6720/
Coenik6716/
Koonik6715/
Königk6710/
Connig679/
Kojnik677/
Kannig676/
Quenig676/
Kejnik676/
Kounik675/
Konikh674/
Konheg674/
Koenek674/
Kenoik674/
Kounic673/
Kaynig673/
Kohnik673/
Kunigs672/
Kenaik672/
Keinik672/
Kutnig672/
Kunigt672/
Keanik671/
Kaenik671/
Keunik671/
Kineig671/
Koynik671/
Kainig671/
Konneg671/
Kenegh671/
Kanigh671/
Koniek671/
Königg671/
Königh671/
Köhnig671/
Kunigh671/
Kunoig671/
Khanig671/
Keniek671/
Kueneg671/
Counig670/
Koineg670/
Conhig670/
Conieg670/
Keeneg670/
Conigk670/
Keineg670/
Kunieg670/

Koenig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koenig in the Russian language
Коенигkoenig-

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