Worldwide, King (金 
, 敬 , King 
, along with others...) is a widespread gender-neutral given name. The given name King is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a common unisex name, Macao, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently female name, and Ghana, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in China, Indonesia, and Ghana. More prevalently, King is the last name as well as the forename.
King is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| 金, 敬 | China |
| King | China, United Kingdom, Egypt, United States, Myanmar |
| キング | Japan |
| কিং | Bangladesh |
| Кинг | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| كينغ | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Algeria, Libya, Sudan |
| קינג | Israel |
| Кінг | Ukraine |
Chinge, Cing, Cyng, Cyning, Ging, Jing, Jìng, Keng, King'S Man, Kinge, Kinges, Kingová, Kinoo, Kinrick, Kinĝ, Kinğ, Kinġ, Kinģ, Kinｇ, Kiñg, Kiñĝ, Kiñğ, Kiñģ, Kińg, Kińĝ, Kińğ, Kińģ, Kiņg, Kiņğ, Kiňg, Kiňğ, Kiňģ, Koning, Kung, Kyng, Kèng, Kìng, Kìnĝ, Kìnğ, Kìnģ, Kìñg, Kìñĝ, Kìñğ, Kìñģ, Kìńg, Kìńĝ, Kìńğ, Kìņğ, Kìņģ, Kìňg,
King is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: King Kong , the fictional character, a giant movie monster resembling a colossal gorilla, Space Jam: A New Legacy; King Claudius , the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet; King Shark , the DC Comics supervillain, The Flash; King Triton , the character from Disney's The Little Mermaid and King Agnarr , the character from Disney's Frozen, and in many other works.
| humphrey king English poet (b. 1595) |
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| sir robert king, 1st baronet Anglo-Irish politician (b. 1625) |
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| sir john king, 2nd baronet Irish politician and peer (b. 1673) |
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walker king Bishop of Rochester (b. 1751) |
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leicester king businessman and politician from the United States, US (b. 1789) |
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| sir gilbert king, 1st bt. (1746-1818) (b. 1746) |
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| miles king (b. 1747) |
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| boston king American clergy and writer (b. 1760) |
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mitchell campbell king planter and physician in the Carolinas (1815-1901), US (b. 1815) |
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sir james king, 1st baronet Scottish businessman (b. 1830) |
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| salmon king (b. 1771) |
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| mitchell king King, Mitchell; teacher and principal at Charleston College; Charleston, S.C. lawyer and judge of city court; b. in Scotland, 6/8/1783; d. Flat Rock, N.C., 11/12/1862, US (b. 1783) |
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| perkins king American politician, US (b. 1784) |
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| sir robert king, 2nd bt. (1785-1825) (b. 1785) |
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| alonzo king American Baptist minister (b. 1796) |
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