Königstein Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Königstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Königstein Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9221:87,31611,001
Austria171:500,90847,931
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Konigstein (42) are calculated separately.

Königstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Königstein occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Konigstein. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Königstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,680th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. Königstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Königstein reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Königstein is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 87,316. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live. Besides Germany Königstein exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konigstein9742/
Kenigstein9069/
Königsteinová872/
Koenigstein86227/
Kenigsztein866/
Kenigshtein862/
Kenigstain808/
Koenegstein7654/
Kenigsztejn762/
Koeniqstein761/
Kenigsztan701/
Kenigsztajn672/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Königstein
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