Königsberg Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Königsberg Surname User-submission:

Königsberg is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German (Königsberg) habitational surname derived from any of the twenty or more places in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and elsewhere named Königsberg in German. It means 'king's mountain'. The most famous of these cities is Königsberg (now Kaliningrad), in former East Prussia, the home of the philosopher Immanuel Kant.

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Königsberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Konigsberg (865) are calculated separately.

Königsberg Surname Meaning

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Königsberg is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German (Königsberg) habitational surname derived from any of the twenty or more places in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, and elsewhere named Königsberg in German. It means 'king's mountain'. The most famous of these cities is Königsberg (now Kaliningrad), in former East Prussia, the home of the philosopher Immanuel Kant. It is also a Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental surname, derived from German Königsberg ('king's mountain').

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Königsberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Königsberg occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Konigsberg. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Königsberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Königsberg is the 1,628,521st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Königsberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Königsberg live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 766,719. In Germany Königsberg is most common in: Berlin, where 53 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany Königsberg occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

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