In the world, König (Koenig 
, Kuning 
, König 
) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name König is characteristic of Austria, where it is a rare masculine name, Indonesia, where it is a rare epicene name, and Germany, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Indonesia, Germany, and Algeria. Much more frequently, König is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Koenig | Austria, Germany, France, United States, Indonesia |
| Kuning | Germany, South Africa, United States, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| König | Austria, Germany, France, United States, Switzerland |
| Кёниг | Russia |
König is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: König Ajax I. , the operatic character in the opera Die schöne Helena, La Belle Hélène; König Bobèche , the operatic character in the operetta Blaubart, Barbe-bleue; König Ludwig XV. , the operatic character in the opera Die Dubarry, Gräfin Dubarry; König Ludwig XV. , the operatic character in the operetta Madame Pompadour and König Kandaules , the operatic character in the opera Der König Kandaules, and in many other works.
| kaspar könig (b. 1723) |
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götz von könig DE (b. 1849) |
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| wenzel könig Austrian architect (1865 - 1922), AT (b. 1865) |
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| hynek könig holocaust victim, b. 1882-02-12, CZ (b. 1882) |
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| zikmund könig holocaust victim, b. 1886-11-02, CZ (b. 1886) |
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walther könig 1939-, DE (b. 1939) |
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| walther könig DE (b. 1879) |
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| hein könig German painter (1891-1971), DE (b. 1891) |
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kasper könig German curator and art historian, DE (b. 1943) |
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| reinhart freiherr von könig (b. 1899) |
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| traugott könig German translator, DE (b. 1934) |
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| gunda könig Austrian stage actress, AT (b. 1945) |
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| sela könig DE (b. 1950) |
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| tomke könig DE (b. 1966) |
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| marton könig researcher |
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