The Konig surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 743 people carried this name — #31,211 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 13% from 659 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Konig surname
A common surname transferred from the nickname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «König» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,259 people named Konig live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 789 people named Konig live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
314 people named Konig have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 630 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 300 people named Konig.
124 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 61 people named Konig live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
548 people named Konig are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Konig,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Konig 1856–1913 · trade unionist -
Ruben Peter Konig 1965– · communication scholar
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Aislinn Konig 1998– · basketball player
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Aislinn Konig 1998– · basketball player
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Kalani Konig 2007– · skateboarder
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Konig.
- Konan 202 · U.S. census
- Konate 571 · U.S. census
- Konczak 249 · U.S. census
- Kone 1,431 · U.S. census
- Kong 14,165 · U.S. census
- Konieczny 1,740 · U.S. census
- Konopka 2,447 · U.S. census
- Konrad 3,052 · U.S. census
- Konrath 670 · U.S. census
- Konte 178 · U.S. census
- Koob 1,139 · U.S. census
- Koos 926 · U.S. census
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