Kon Surname
Approximately 69,052 people bear this surname
Kon Surname User-submission:
(Polish) Derives from koń, which means 'horse' in Polish.
Kon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 19,023 | 1:600 | 123 |
| DR Congo | 12,635 | 1:5,847 | 687 |
| Mali | 5,292 | 1:3,207 | 250 |
| Japan | 4,794 | 1:26,668 | 2,742 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Cambodia | 3,445 | 1:4,496 | 677 |
| Russia | 2,954 | 1:48,789 | 6,440 |
| Malaysia | 2,806 | 1:10,511 | 1,167 |
| Vietnam | 2,068 | 1:44,800 | 530 |
| United States | 1,309 | 1:276,898 | 25,875 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,093 | 1:7,460 | 541 |
| India | 876 | 1:875,645 | 38,328 |
| Nigeria | 768 | 1:230,655 | 13,492 |
| Turkey | 716 | 1:108,689 | 9,282 |
| Pakistan | 533 | 1:335,167 | 6,732 |
| Ukraine | 503 | 1:90,502 | 12,974 |
| Taiwan | 464 | 1:50,527 | 565 |
| Cameroon | 396 | 1:52,447 | 6,840 |
| Thailand | 358 | 1:197,314 | 32,638 |
| Indonesia | 352 | 1:375,708 | 32,165 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Australia | 324 | 1:83,320 | 9,655 |
| Uzbekistan | 321 | 1:96,352 | 6,562 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Kenya | 258 | 1:178,992 | 13,473 |
| Netherlands | 247 | 1:68,369 | 11,652 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Canada | 228 | 1:161,603 | 16,308 |
| Hong Kong | 225 | 1:32,602 | 571 |
| Kazakhstan | 196 | 1:90,217 | 10,295 |
| Belarus | 182 | 1:52,204 | 8,910 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Poland | 135 | 1:281,546 | 34,278 |
| Argentina | 119 | 1:359,188 | 27,983 |
| Ivory Coast | 114 | 1:202,379 | 8,643 |
| Greece | 110 | 1:100,725 | 16,923 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Benin | 107 | 1:96,594 | 11,054 |
| Liberia | 99 | 1:44,531 | 4,051 |
| Brunei | 86 | 1:4,869 | 748 |
| Ecuador | 80 | 1:198,823 | 7,830 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| China | 31 | 1:44,107,147 | 2,374 |
| Burkina Faso | 23 | 1:797,917 | 8,915 |
| Serbia | 19 | 1:376,050 | 17,192 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | 1:804,094 | 13,104 |
| Lithuania | 12 | 1:252,882 | 15,705 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1:1,972,303 | 1,775 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
The alternate forms: Koń (6) are calculated separately.
Kon (49,644) may also be a first name.
Kon Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Polish) Derives from koń, which means 'horse' in Polish.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsKon Demographics
Average Male Kon Height
174.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kon (Arabic: كون, Georgian: კონ, Hindi: कोन, Marathi: कोन, Russian: Конь, Tibetan: དཀོན་) has its highest incidence in South Sudan. It may also appear in the variant forms: Koń. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,247th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 105,537 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kon live; 28 percent live in East Africa and 28 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 18,608th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 49,644 people.
Kon is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is carried by 19,023 people, or 1 in 600. Outside of South Sudan this last name exists in 127 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Mali, where 8 percent are found.
Kon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,740 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kon surname is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus, Christian (83%) in Kenya and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kon last name are 7.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.07% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 64.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,977 per year; in United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,049 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kon in the Georgian language | ||
| კონ | kon | - |
| Kon in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཀོན་ | kön | - |
| Kon in the Hindi language | ||
| कोन | kona | 76.6 |
| कोण | kona | 23.4 |
| Kon in the Marathi language | ||
| कोन | kona | 69.05 |
| कॉन | kona | 19.05 |
| कोण | kona | 11.9 |
| Kon in the Russian language | ||
| Конь | kon | - |
| Kon in the Arabic language | ||
| كون | kwn | - |
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