Konigsberg Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Konigsberg Surname User-submission:

Konigsberg is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German (Königsberg) habitational surname derived from any of the twenty or more places in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and elsewhere named Königsberg in German. It means 'king's mountain'. The most famous of these cities is Königsberg (now Kaliningrad), in former East Prussia, the home of the philosopher Immanuel Kant.

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Konigsberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7431:487,83241,220
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Königsberg (123) are calculated separately.

Konigsberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Konigsberg is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German (Königsberg) habitational surname derived from any of the twenty or more places in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and elsewhere named Königsberg in German. It means 'king's mountain'. The most famous of these cities is Königsberg (now Kaliningrad), in former East Prussia, the home of the philosopher Immanuel Kant. It is also a Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental surname, derived from German Königsberg ('king's mountain').

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Konigsberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Konigsberg (Russian: Конигсберг) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Königsberg. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Konigsberg? popularity and diffusion

Konigsberg is the 405,063rd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. The surname Konigsberg occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Konigsberg live; 91 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 743 people, or 1 in 487,832. In The United States Konigsberg is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 33 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Konigsberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Konigsberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Konigsberg last name expanded 4,128 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Konigsberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Konigsberg last name are 9.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Konigsberg earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning $59,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.32% more than the national average, earning $80,645 CAD per year.

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Konigsberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Konigsberg in the Russian language
Конигсбергkonigsberg-

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