Könyves Surname
Approximately 530 people bear this surname
Könyves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 510 | 1:19,248 | 2,175 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Konyves (109) & Könyveš (1) are calculated separately.
Könyves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Könyves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Könyves is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Konyves or Könyveš. For other potential spellings of Könyves click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Könyves? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 589,215th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Könyves reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 19,248. In Hungary Könyves is most common in: Budapest, where 23 percent are found, Bács-Kiskun County, where 18 percent are found and Komárom-Esztergom County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Hungary this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konyves | 95 | 109 | / |
| Könyveš | 95 | 1 | / |
| Könyvesi | 93 | 12 | / |
| Könyvesová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Könyvásó | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kenyvesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kunyvesy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Konves | 77 | 85 | / |
| Kanves | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khneves | 71 | 362 | / |
| Kanvesi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khanyve | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kinives | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanvees | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenvees | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanuves | 71 | 1 | / |
| Könyvešová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konovesi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kounaves | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khnayfes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Konyavus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenvessa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Könyves
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