Künig Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Künig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Künig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria571:149,39419,936
Italy541:1,132,53173,160
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

The alternate forms: Kunig (400) are calculated separately.

Künig Last Name Facts

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

Künig is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kunig. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Künig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Künig is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Künig reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Künig is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 149,394. In Austria it is most common in: Tyrol, where 98 percent reside and Vienna, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Austria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 47 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunig93400/
Kinig8021/
Kunigk73231/
Kienig73112/
Kunnig7354/
Kuhnig7350/
Kiønig7337/
Kuenig739/
Kineig731/
Kunigh731/
Kunoig731/
Kunieg730/
Kuhnigk67243/
Künicke6724/
Kunnigk673/
Kuhnigh671/

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