Konig Surname
Approximately 8,486 people bear this surname
Konig Surname Definition:
(German) One who played the part of the king in plays; a servant of the king.
Read More About This SurnameKonig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,615 | 1:81,864 | 3,069 |
| United States | 1,254 | 1:289,042 | 26,846 |
| Argentina | 833 | 1:51,313 | 4,327 |
| France | 452 | 1:146,953 | 22,745 |
| Germany | 437 | 1:184,223 | 21,480 |
| Poland | 391 | 1:97,209 | 14,863 |
| Chile | 350 | 1:50,333 | 2,280 |
| Australia | 307 | 1:87,934 | 10,141 |
| South Africa | 259 | 1:209,180 | 22,201 |
| Netherlands | 252 | 1:67,013 | 11,436 |
| Canada | 238 | 1:154,813 | 15,712 |
| England | 191 | 1:291,718 | 22,402 |
| Croatia | 119 | 1:35,534 | 7,248 |
| Spain | 114 | 1:410,106 | 22,221 |
| Paraguay | 74 | 1:97,794 | 2,299 |
| Romania | 70 | 1:286,827 | 26,171 |
| Russia | 66 | 1:2,183,683 | 132,197 |
| Puerto Rico | 60 | 1:59,169 | 1,243 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Turkey | 20 | 1:3,891,071 | 97,520 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 409 | 1:122,784 | 11,929 |
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.
(German), Koning (Dutch/Flemish), King. (variant: le Roy and Kaiser.)
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.
- elias2310This is a German surname, meaning 'king'.
- deleted-173293König is the German word for 'king'.
- hordilKönig means 'king' in German.
- konigfrKonig Demographics
Konig Political Affiliation
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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
Konig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Konig in the Russian language | ||
| Кониг | konig | - |
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