Funana Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Funana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Funanà (1) are calculated separately.

Funana (14) may also be a first name.

Funana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Funana (Hindi: फुनाना) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms: Funanà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Funana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Funana reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Funana is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name on earth, held by 14 people.

Funana is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe Funana is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funanà941/
Fungana92122/
Funhana921/
Funanga921/
Funganha861/
Founanau861/
Funganga861/
Funganai861/
Funani834,858/
Funane83140/
Finana8344/
Vunana8330/
Fonana8312/
Funano832/
Funena831/
Founani77279/
Funangi77199/
Finhana77111/
Fungane7757/
Funange7716/
Founane7710/
Funaine778/
Faunani777/
Vunnana775/
Funaane775/
Finanna773/
Vunaana772/
Fonaina771/
Funanie771/
Fuinani771/
Pfunhani7123/
Funanich7114/
Fougnane719/
Funanish713/
Founanou713/
Vfutnani711/
Fhusnane711/
Faunnany710/
Fiñana67236/
Fonane6766/
Vinana6716/
Vunane672/
Finano671/
Foungnane671/

Funana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funana in the Hindi language
फुनानाphunana-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Funana
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