Konkov Surname

54,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Konkov Surname User-submission:

Surname Konkov formed from the nickname Konek or конь(horse). The nickname Horse was very common among Russians. Usually horses were called people who were strong, hardy, and hardworking, or those who looked after horses. Thus, the nickname Konek could also indicate the professional occupation of the ancestor, a former roofer or shoemaker.

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Konkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,0951:17,8042,497
Ukraine7331:62,1058,955
Belarus2341:40,6036,959
Kazakhstan1451:121,94812,872
Kyrgyzstan441:135,74215,060
Israel361:237,71222,042
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Konkov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Surname Konkov formed from the nickname Konek or конь(horse). The nickname Horse was very common among Russians. Usually horses were called people who were strong, hardy, and hardworking, or those who looked after horses. Thus, the nickname Konek could also indicate the professional occupation of the ancestor, a former roofer or shoemaker. According to another, less plausible version, the basis of the name of Konkov is the mundane name Konyok. In some Russian dialects, the insect called a grasshopper or a type of edible mushroom. The fact is that before the introduction of Christianity in Russia ,naming a child by the name representing the name of an animal or plant was a very common tradition. Old Russian man, living according to the laws of nature, represented himself as part of it. Giving the baby such names as, for example, Wolf, Squirrel, Nightingale, Horse, Kalina, parents wanted nature to perceive the child as their own, so that the useful qualities of the chosen representative of the animal or plant would pass to him. Konek, eventually got the surname Konkov.

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Konkov Last Name Facts

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

Konkov (Russian: Коньков) occurs most in Russia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Konkov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Konkov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,255th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 776,510 people. The surname Konkov is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Konkov are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 8,095 people, or 1 in 17,804. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Not including Russia Konkov occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Konkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Konkov last name are 9.97% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 56.74% being registered with the political party.

Konkov earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

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Konkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Konkov in the Russian language
Коньковkonkov-

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