Konuş Surname
Approximately 2,750 people bear this surname
Konuş Surname User-submission:
The Konuş surname comes from the Albanian surname Konjusha. In Turkish it means 'speak'. Some bearers of the Konjusha surname immigrated to Turkey in 1912, 1913, where this surname became Konuş.
Konuş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,743 | 1:28,371 | 3,182 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Konus (180) & Konuš (25) are calculated separately.
Konuş Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Konuş surname comes from the Albanian surname Konjusha. In Turkish it means 'speak'. Some bearers of the Konjusha surname immigrated to Turkey in 1912, 1913, where this surname became Konuş.
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Where Does The Last Name Konuş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Konuş occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Konus or Konuš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Konuş? popularity and diffusion
It is the 158,756th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,650,017 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Konuş live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Konuş is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,743 people, or 1 in 28,371. In Turkey Konuş is most prevalent in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 24 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent live and Mardin Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Turkey it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Konuş Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Konuş has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Konuş last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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