Funani Surname
Approximately 4,858 people bear this surname
Funani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,436 | 1:12,213 | 1,519 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 136 | 1:113,516 | 15,504 |
| Kenya | 101 | 1:457,227 | 24,042 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Funani (7,321) may also be a first name.
Funani Demographics
Average Funani Salary in
South Africa
R 178,224
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Funani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Funani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Funani (Hindi: फूनानी) occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Funani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Funani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 97,669th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,500,112 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Funani live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Funani is also the 75,331st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 7,321 people.
The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 4,436 people, or 1 in 12,213. In South Africa Funani is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Funani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Kenya.
Funani earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25% less than the national average, earning R 178,224 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founani | 92 | 279 | / |
| Funangi | 92 | 199 | / |
| Faunani | 92 | 7 | / |
| Funanie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fuinani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pfunhani | 86 | 23 | / |
| Funanich | 86 | 14 | / |
| Funanish | 86 | 3 | / |
| Vfutnani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Funganai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Funane | 83 | 140 | / |
| Funana | 83 | 19 | / |
| Fungane | 77 | 57 | / |
| Funange | 77 | 16 | / |
| Fonanih | 77 | 12 | / |
| Founane | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fonnani | 77 | 9 | / |
| Funaine | 77 | 8 | / |
| Funaane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vunnani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fungoni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Funhana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vunhani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Founouni | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fougnane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fhusnane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faunnany | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fonane | 67 | 66 | / |
| Fonana | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fononi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vunane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foungnane | 67 | 1 | / |
Funani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Funani in the Hindi language | ||
| फूनानी | phunani | - |
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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 Funani
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