Koenigs Surname

248,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Koenigs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koenigs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9861:367,60532,648
Germany5021:160,36919,068
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Koenigs Last Name Facts

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

Koenigs occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koenigs? popularity and diffusion

Koenigs is the 248,216th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,551,871 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Koenigs are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Koenigs is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 986 people, or 1 in 367,605. In The United States Koenigs is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent reside, Minnesota, where 13 percent reside and Iowa, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States Koenigs occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Koenigs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koenigs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koenigs surname rose 2,348 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koenigs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Koenigs are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Koenigs earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $48,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konigs9299/
Kenigs9232/
Keinigs867/
Königs773,898/
Kanigs7719/
Koniks774/
Kunigs772/
Kenicks711/
Konniks711/
Konix6771/
Kenix675/
Konnicks671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koenigs
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