Königs Surname

118,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Königs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Königs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7631:21,3942,842
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Austria91:946,15970,786
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Konigs (99) are calculated separately.

Königs Last Name Facts

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

Königs occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Konigs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Königs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,000th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,869,560 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Königs live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,763 people, or 1 in 21,394. In Germany Königs is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany Königs occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konigs9499/
König91139,493/
Kenigs8332/
Kanigs8319/
Königk8310/
Köhnig831/
Königh831/
Königg831/
Koenigs771,601/
Konig738,486/
Kenig733,011/
Kanig73569/
Könik7311/
Kõnig732/
Könic731/
Kénig731/
Königová71612/
Königova711/
Koenig6753,067/
Konigk6715/
Kaenig677/
Koneig676/
Kannig676/
Koniks674/
Könick674/
Khenig674/
Keunig674/
Konnig672/
Konigh672/
Koënig671/
Khanig671/
Kanigh671/
Kenigk671/
Kaniks671/
Keenig671/
Kenoig670/
Kohnig670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Königs
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