Kon Surname

8,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kon Surname User-submission:

(Polish) Derives from koń, which means 'horse' in Polish.

Kon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan19,0231:600123
DR Congo12,6351:5,847687
Mali5,2921:3,207250
Japan4,7941:26,6682,742
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
Cambodia3,4451:4,496677
Russia2,9541:48,7896,440
Malaysia2,8061:10,5111,167
Vietnam2,0681:44,800530
United States1,3091:276,89825,875
Papua New Guinea1,0931:7,460541
India8761:875,64538,328
Nigeria7681:230,65513,492
Turkey7161:108,6899,282
Pakistan5331:335,1676,732
Ukraine5031:90,50212,974
Taiwan4641:50,527565
Cameroon3961:52,4476,840
Thailand3581:197,31432,638
Indonesia3521:375,70832,165
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Australia3241:83,3209,655
Uzbekistan3211:96,3526,562
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Kenya2581:178,99213,473
Netherlands2471:68,36911,652
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Kazakhstan1961:90,21710,295
Belarus1821:52,2048,910
England1471:379,03426,619
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Argentina1191:359,18827,983
Ivory Coast1141:202,3798,643
Greece1101:100,72516,923
France1091:609,38380,423
Benin1071:96,59411,054
Liberia991:44,5314,051
Brunei861:4,869748
Ecuador801:198,8237,830
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Israel371:231,28721,601
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
China311:44,107,1472,374
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Lithuania121:252,88215,705
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Guinea61:1,972,3031,775
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Panama41:978,06412,245
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

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.

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Kon Last Name Facts

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

Kon (Arabic: كون, Georgian: კონ, Hindi: कोन, Marathi: कोन, Russian: Конь, Tibetan: དཀོན་) occurs in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Koń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,247th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 105,537 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kon live; 28 percent live in East Africa and 28 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kon is also the 18,608th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 49,644 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Sudan, where it is held by 19,023 people, or 1 in 600. Without taking into account South Sudan this last name is found in 127 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Mali, where 8 percent reside.

Kon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency 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 carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus, Christian (83%) in Kenya and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kon are 7.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.07% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koń896/
Kone861,453,141/
Khon8655,379/
Kohn8631,959/
Kuon8627,125/
Koen8617,722/
Koon8612,359/
Koin861,641/
Koun861,306/
Konn86651/
Koyn86140/
Konh8659/
Ckon865/
Kkon862/
Kgon862/
Qkon862/
Koïn861/
Koën861/
Khuon7525,683/
Khoon754,258/
Konne752,456/
Khonn751,310/
Koine75843/
Koçin75820/
Khoun75725/
Koone75600/
Khoen75581/
Kohun75330/
Koenn75238/
Koune75227/
Konjz75198/
Kotyn75161/
Khone75153/
Koyne75122/
Konhe7588/
Khonh7582/
Kuohn7568/
Kohhn7544/
Košín7542/
Koßin7542/
Kkone7535/
Koont7530/
Konck7522/
Koimn7519/
Kuone7519/
Kohyn7517/
Khoyn759/
Håkon758/
Khoin758/
Konnh758/
Kouhn757/
Koncė756/
Hkong756/
Kcont755/
Koohn754/
Koonc753/
Koonk753/
Koonn752/
Kongg752/
Gkone752/
Khonc752/
Koinn752/
Khgon751/
Kohnn751/
Koind751/
Kontt751/
Komnk751/
Konng751/
Hkoen751/
Kontd751/
Koeyn751/
Kuonk751/
Kounh751/
Gkoun751/
Kgoon751/
Hkoun751/
Kojnh751/
Konnd751/
Kohnt750/
Koynn750/
Koond750/
Kuont750/
Koenh750/
Kan67226,269/
Kun6772,612/
Con6749,146/
Konova675,962/
Kün671,254/
Kochyn67640/
Kán67593/
Khomne67371/
Koshyn67340/
Kongue67322/
Kocent67285/
Khotyn67285/
Khoune67284/
Kún67129/
Konowa6793/
Koonne6788/
Kounne6741/
Koineh6732/
Khoont6728/
Khoyne6724/
Kohyna6716/
Koitne6715/
Khoine6713/
Koscin6711/
Kossyn6710/
Koinhe678/
Kosinc678/
Khootn677/
Kotink677/
Khounn677/
Koszyn677/
Uamkon675/
Qon674/
Konová674/
Kohtyn674/
Khounh673/
Khuonn673/
Khoehn673/
Kojcin673/
Koonkh673/
Khongh673/
Khoone672/
Khongk672/
Kohien672/
Kkhonh672/
Khoenn671/
Khonnd671/
Khotne671/
Khount671/
Kochhn671/
Kocinn671/
Kohnng671/
Kojtin671/
Koonng671/
Komnck671/
Konngh671/
Kounth671/
Kosynk671/
Kothne671/
Koytin671/
Hkomne671/
Hkoten671/
Ko'ina671/
Koosne671/
Koocen671/
Kojçin671/
Koinne671/
Komn'g671/
Koynth671/
Koszin671/
Kosink671/
D'Kong671/
D'Koon671/
Koonth671/
Khonne671/
Kosent671/
Kosinn671/
Kottyn671/
Koheen671/
Kooina671/
Koihne670/

Kon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kon in the Georgian language
კონkon-
Kon in the Tibetan language
དཀོན་kön-
Kon in the Hindi language
कोनkona76.6
कोणkona23.4
Kon in the Marathi language
कोनkona69.05
कॉनkona19.05
कोणkona11.9
Kon in the Russian language
Коньkon-
Kon in the Arabic language
كونkwn-

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