Founi Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Founi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Founi (156) may also be a first name.
Founi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Founi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Founi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﻧﻲ) is most common in Niger. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Founi.
How Common Is The Last Name Founi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Founi reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 735,679th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 156 people.
Founi is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Diffa Region, where 89 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Tunisia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Founi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Founi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﻧﻲ | fwny | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Founi
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