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
Konuş occurs most in Turkey. It may be found as a variant: Konus or Konuš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Konuş? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 158,756th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,650,017 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Konuş live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Konuş is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,743 people, or 1 in 28,371. In Turkey Konuş is mostly concentrated in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 24 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent are found and Mardin Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Konuş Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Konuş has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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