Königs Surname
Approximately 3,898 people bear this surname
Königs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,763 | 1:21,394 | 2,842 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konigs | 94 | 99 | / |
| König | 91 | 139,493 | / |
| Kenigs | 83 | 32 | / |
| Kanigs | 83 | 19 | / |
| Königk | 83 | 10 | / |
| Köhnig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Königh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Königg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koenigs | 77 | 1,601 | / |
| Konig | 73 | 8,486 | / |
| Kenig | 73 | 3,011 | / |
| Kanig | 73 | 569 | / |
| Könik | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kõnig | 73 | 2 | / |
| Könic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kénig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Königová | 71 | 612 | / |
| Königova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koenig | 67 | 53,067 | / |
| Konigk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kaenig | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koneig | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kannig | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koniks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Könick | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khenig | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keunig | 67 | 4 | / |
| Konnig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konigh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koënig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenigk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keenig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenoig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kohnig | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Königs
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