Funck Surname

92,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Funck Surname Definition:

(German) The sparkling or animated person.

Funck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7891:28,8653,799
United States9091:398,74534,910
Brazil5501:389,22614,872
Sweden2971:33,1542,704
Luxembourg1711:3,395445
Finland1211:45,4275,606
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Belgium581:198,21826,032
France261:2,554,720189,486
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
England71:7,959,723202,100
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:139,88513,187

The alternate forms: Fünck (2) are calculated separately.

Funck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The sparkling or animated person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Funck Last Name Facts

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

Funck occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Fünck. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 92,554th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,411,768 people. The last name Funck occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Funck live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Funck is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 2,789 people, or 1 in 28,865. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Funck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Funck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Funck surname increased 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Funck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Funck surname are 24.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.37% registered with the party.

The amount Funck earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning R 273,696 per year; in United States they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $49,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $48,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fünck932/
Funcke911,026/
Funcks9128/
Founck910/
Funk8978,563/
Func8934/
Founcks830/
Funke8033,012/
Vunck8075/
Founk8060/
Fungk806/
Funcs805/
Pfunk803/
Funnk803/
Fuunk801/
Funkt801/
Fuync801/
Funqk801/
Faunc800/
Fungke7357/
Feunke7348/
Founke7333/
Pfunke7316/
Vounck737/
Funkqu731/
D'Funk731/
Foungk731/
Fuinke731/
Fhunke731/
Faunke730/
Fung67178,602/
Fonk671,101/
Vunk67347/
Funková67218/
Funkova6722/
Fonc676/
Vunc675/
Fungkhe671/
Fumk671/

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