Kunig Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kunig Surname User-submission:

My (West) German-born father explained to me that Kunig was an older or even ancient spelling of Konig. Originally, an umlaut appeared over the "u", and the word means 'king'.

Kunig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2471:325,93332,466
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Künig (116) are calculated separately.

Kunig (25) may also be a first name.

Kunig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My (West) German-born father explained to me that Kunig was an older or even ancient spelling of Konig. Originally, an umlaut appeared over the "u", and the word means 'king'.

- lkunig

Kunig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunig (Russian: Куниг) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Künig. For other potential spellings of Kunig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunig? popularity and diffusion

Kunig is the 726,304th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. Kunig occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Kunig are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kunig is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name globally, held by 25 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 325,933. In Germany Kunig is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 59 percent live, Bavaria, where 10 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Kunig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kunig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kunig last name grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kunig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kunig surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kunig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $52,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Künig93116/
Kunigk91231/
Kumnig9158/
Kunnig9154/
Kuhnig9150/
Kuenig919/
Keunig914/
Kunigs912/
Kutnig912/
Kunigt912/
Kunigh911/
Kunoig911/
Kunieg910/
Kuhnigk83243/
Kunnigk833/
Kuthnig831/
Kuhnigh831/
Konig808,486/
Kunik801,214/
Kunic80325/
Kinig8021/
Kuniq8012/
Kuneg809/
Cunig802/
Kónig801/
Kuttnigg7722/
Koenig7353,067/
Kutnik731,340/
Kunick73673/
Kuniec73254/
Kienig73112/
Kunics7391/
Kusnic7358/
Kiønig7337/
Kumnik7328/
Kuenik7321/
Konigk7315/
Kunike7314/
Kaunik738/
Kuniok738/
Kaunic737/
Kunnik736/
Koneig736/
Kounik735/
Kunhik734/
Kutnic733/
Kounic733/
Quinig733/
Konigh732/
Kunisc732/
Konnig732/
Kujniq732/
Khunik731/
Keunik731/
Kineig731/
Kungik731/
Kuniek731/
Cunigh731/
Kuniks731/
Kutneg731/
Kuhnik731/
Kueneg731/
Counig730/
Cunnig730/
Koonig730/
Cunigs730/
Khunigova712/
Kumnick67384/
Kunicke67120/
Kautnik6792/
Kaunnik6723/
Kuthnik6718/
Kaunike6712/
Kunnick6711/
Koenigk6711/
Kuttnik679/
Koennig677/
Koenigh674/
Kunhikk673/
Kunhikp673/
Kunitke673/
Kunieck672/
Konnigk672/
Koneigh671/
Kunhick671/
Kunhikc671/
Kunique671/
Keugneg671/
Keugnik671/
Keunick671/
Kunickq671/
Kunickė671/
Kunisck671/
Kounike671/
Kuhnijk671/
Koehnig670/
Cunnigs670/
Koeneig670/
Koutnic670/
Keunike670/
Koenigg670/

Kunig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunig in the Russian language
Кунигkunig-

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