Konig Surname

59,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Monaco

Konig Surname Definition:

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

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Konig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,6151:81,8643,069
United States1,2541:289,04226,846
Argentina8331:51,3134,327
France4521:146,95322,745
Germany4371:184,22321,480
Poland3911:97,20914,863
Chile3501:50,3332,280
Australia3071:87,93410,141
South Africa2591:209,18022,201
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Canada2381:154,81315,712
England1911:291,71822,402
Croatia1191:35,5347,248
Spain1141:410,10622,221
Paraguay741:97,7942,299
Romania701:286,82726,171
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Puerto Rico601:59,1691,243
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Israel131:658,28045,106
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Wales91:343,83718,086
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:122,78411,929

The alternate forms: König (139,493), Kõnig (2), Koñig (2) & Kónig (1) are calculated separately.

Konig (198) may also be a first name.

Konig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

(German), Koning (Dutch/Flemish), King. (variant: le Roy and Kaiser.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Whoever saw the steeple of the church in Santiago de Compostela first on the pilgrimage there, was allowed to call himself König, German for King.

- elias2310

This is a German surname, meaning 'king'.

- deleted-173293

König is the German word for 'king'.

- hordil

König means 'king' in German.

- konigfr

Konig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Konig (Russian: Кониг) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: König, Kõnig, Koñig or Kónig. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Konig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,470th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 858,773 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Konig live; 46 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Luso-South America. Konig is also the 644,447th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 198 people.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 2,615 people, or 1 in 81,864. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 51 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 25 percent reside and Paraná, where 10 percent reside. Not including Brazil it exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Konig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Konig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Konig surname increased 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 637 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Konig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Konig are 1.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Konig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,100 per year; in South Africa they earn 187.61% more than the national average, earning R 683,460 per year; in United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.21% more than the national average, earning $59,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
König93139,493/
Kõnig932/
Koñig932/
Kónig931/
Koenig9153,067/
Koinig91329/
Kotnig9139/
Konigk9115/
Koneig916/
Kognig915/
Konigh912/
Konnig912/
Konigp911/
Komnig911/
Konigt911/
Koënig911/
Kosnig910/
Kohnig910/
Koonig910/
Kottnig8364/
Koinigg8317/
Koenigk8311/
Koennig837/
Koenigh834/
Konnigk832/
Koneigh831/
Koehnig830/
Koeneig830/
Koenieg830/
Koenigg830/
Konik806,647/
Kenig803,011/
Kanig80569/
Kunig80400/
Konic80242/
Conig805/
Kãnig802/
Koniq801/
Kénig801/
Koneg800/
Konigová7713/
Konigova7710/
Khonigue771/
Kognigue771/
Königs733,898/
Konnik73957/
Koniec73824/
Konick73282/
Kunigk73231/
Khonik73117/
Kamnig7373/
Kumnig7358/
Kunnig7354/
Kuhnig7350/
Kohnic7335/
Konike7332/
Kosnic7324/
Kanigs7319/
Coenig7318/
Katnig7318/
Koonik7315/
Koniok7315/
Konioc7313/
Königk7310/
Connig739/
Kaenig737/
Kojnik737/
Kannig736/
Kounik735/
Konikh734/
Konheg734/
Koenik734/
Keunig734/
Khenig734/
Koniks734/
Kounic733/
Kohnik733/
Koenic732/
Kunigs732/
Kutnig732/
Kunigt732/
Keenig731/
Koeneg731/
Kongek731/
Kongic731/
Kotniq731/
Koynik731/
Konneg731/
Kenigk731/
Kanigh731/
Koniek731/
Koenyg731/
Königg731/
Königh731/
Köhnig731/
Kunigh731/
Kunoig731/
Khanig731/
Counig730/
Qoenig730/
Koineg730/
Kenoig730/
Conhig730/
Conieg730/
Conigk730/
Kanigt730/
Kunieg730/
Konoike671,335/
Kattnig67357/
Koinegg67320/
Kuhnigk67243/
Konnick67198/
Kosnick67163/
Konicke67155/
Khoenik6765/
Koniske6757/
Koenick6753/
Konickx6748/
Kotnick6732/
Kottnik6726/
Konhisk678/
Konnike676/
Koneick675/
Kenhigh675/
Kanigue675/
Khongek674/
Kohniok674/
Komhigh674/
Khennig673/
Khoynik673/
Kunnigk673/
Kanaigh671/
Koonick671/
Konieck671/
Konniks671/
Koinike671/
Konegue671/
Konicck671/
Kongnek671/
Kuthnig671/
Kounike671/
Kuhnigh671/
Konisck670/
Koutnic670/

Konig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Konig in the Russian language
Конигkonig-

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