Waskönig Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Waskönig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waskönig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

The alternate forms: Waskonig (7) are calculated separately.

Waskönig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waskönig is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Waskonig. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waskönig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,701,480th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Waskönig reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 725,274. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Not including Germany Waskönig exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Liechtenstein, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waskonig967/
Waßkönig8814/
Waskoenig825/
Weiskönig823/
Wasskonig821/
Wakonig80292/
Wakonigg7574/
Wakenigg7520/
Weiskoenig670/
Wasconick592/
Vakanik537/
Wokanick508/

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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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  • 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 Waskönig
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