Koning Surname

29,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Koning Surname User-submission:

Originally given to people who won championships before surnames were established.

Koning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands13,1301:1,28668
United States2,0071:180,59718,054
South Africa5911:91,67111,225
Canada4551:80,9799,038
Germany3401:236,78126,066
Australia3181:84,8929,824
France2481:267,83441,280
New Zealand1301:34,8335,995
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
Chile891:197,9386,300
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Suriname771:7,1771,738
England741:752,94741,527
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway111:467,48139,375
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Monaco71:5,295668
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Köning (455) are calculated separately.

Koning (424) may also be a first name.

Koning Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally given to people who won championships before surnames were established.

- jonathanvanacker

Koning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koning (Russian: Конинг) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Köning. For other possible spellings of Koning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koning? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,571st most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 402,427 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Koning live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 417,166th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 424 people.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 13,130 people, or 1 in 1,286. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 31 percent live, South Holland, where 16 percent live and Groningen, where 9 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Koning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koning has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,951 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koning surname are 35.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Koning earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning 255,840 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.07% more than the national average, earning R 380,388 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $52,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köning94455/
Koening92476/
Kooning92132/
Konning9286/
Koningh9238/
Konging924/
Kohning922/
Kogning922/
Kouning922/
Koining920/
Koenning86548/
Koonings86286/
Konnings866/
Koningue863/
Kkonings861/
Kounieng861/
Kuning831,629/
Kaning831,259/
Coning83872/
Kening83479/
Konink83380/
Koneng83354/
Käning83114/
Koninx8366/
Qoning838/
Konimg831/
Koungning8010/
Koningová802/
Koennieng801/
Khoenning800/
Keuning771,947/
Kanning77964/
Conning77951/
Conings77951/
Koninkx77207/
Könings77188/
Cosning77134/
Kunning77126/
Kagning7783/
Koninck7775/
Coningx7761/
Konyong7746/
Kooneng7742/
Cooning7741/
Kauning7737/
Kähning7733/
Hkaning7723/
Khaning778/
Keening776/
Kutning776/
Kunging774/
Koineng773/
Kuining773/
Khoneng772/
Kaening772/
Keïning772/
Kanieng772/
Kanging772/
Kahning771/
Kanings771/
Koeneng771/
Coening771/
Coining771/
Keninng771/
Kuhning771/
Khuning771/
Konaeng771/
Comning770/
Couning770/
Khonyong71123/
Konincks71119/
Kuthning7175/
Kooneeng7171/
Keunings7157/
Khonaeng7140/
Coenning7121/
Khenning719/
Koinueng718/
Kunnings712/
Kaningue712/
Connings711/
Keeninng711/
Keunning711/
Ckeuning711/
Khanning711/
Koninkxs711/
Kuigning711/
Kongeeng711/
Connning710/
Comnings710/
Kannings710/
Coninx671,320/
Keneng67819/
Caning67329/
Kaneng67273/
Conink67209/
Kuneng67160/
Coneng67105/
Konenc6776/
Khoinueng6775/
Cuning6754/
Koonincks6714/
Kanink672/
Konninckx672/
Khoynueng672/
Koninkova671/
Kahamning671/
Khoonyong671/
Kenink670/
Coninc670/
Qening670/

Koning Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koning in the Russian language
Конингkoning-

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