Funam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Funam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Funam (26) may also be a first name.

Funam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Funam (Hindi: फुनम, Oriya: ଫୁନମ୍) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Funam are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Funam is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Funam is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent live, Centre Region, where 7 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fungam9133/
Funham910/
Fugnam910/
Foungam835/
Faunham830/
Funan803,515/
Fonam8036/
Vunam8031/
Funom8029/
Finam8029/
Vunnam733,190/
Fungan73433/
Funome73296/
Funane73140/
Phunam73114/
Funnan739/
Founan732/
Funaan732/
Funnom731/
Funang731/
Fonnam731/
Vunaam731/
Finham730/
Fonahm730/
Funean730/
Fuinan730/
Phungam671,747/
Phutnam67508/
Feunang67155/
Phunnam67110/
Vhaunam6716/
Founane6710/
Funaine678/
Funaane675/
Faunain673/
Faunant673/
Feunhom672/
Funayng671/
Phaunam671/
Founand671/
Vuunnam671/
Founain671/
Founang671/
Phunaim671/

Funam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funam in the Hindi language
फुनमphunama66.67
फूनमphunama33.33
Funam in the Oriya language
ଫୁନମ୍phunam50
ଫୁନମphunama50

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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 Funam
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