Könen Surname

224,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Könen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Könen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8061:44,5775,840
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Konen (2,957) & Koneń (1) are calculated separately.

Könen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Könen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as: Konen or Koneń. Click here for further potential spellings of Könen.

How Common Is The Last Name Könen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,610th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,024,045 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Könen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,806 people, or 1 in 44,577. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany Könen exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 0 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konen932,957/
Köhnen911,780/
Koneń871/
Kanen80625/
Kenen80300/
Cönen80108/
Koenen739,030/
Kohnen736,832/
Keunen731,076/
Kannen73703/
Keenen73470/
Konien73461/
Köning73455/
Kaneen73285/
Kaanen73200/
Kehnen73145/
Konnen73111/
Kanaen7380/
Khonen7340/
Cöhnen7330/
Khanen7324/
Kahnen7316/
Kaenen7310/
Keneen737/
Kanien736/
Kanuen733/
Konehn733/
Kanoen732/
Kkanen731/
Kkonen731/
Koneen730/
Köhnenová713/
Koehnen67740/
Keehnen67248/
Koenenn6778/
Köninck676/
Kanienė676/
Khaneen674/
Kohhnen673/
Khoenen672/
Kenehen671/
Kohnnen671/
Keuhnen671/
Kanneen671/
Khanien671/
Kohnenn670/
Keeneen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Könen
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