Function Surname

182,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Function Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Function Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,3281:32,9823,931
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Function (29) may also be a first name.

Function Last Name Facts

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

Function is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Function.

How Common Is The Last Name Function? popularity and diffusion

It is the 182,474th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,129,045 people. The surname Function is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Function live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 29 people.

Function is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 2,328 people, or 1 in 32,982. In Iran it is most common in: Fars Province, where 94 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 3 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonction885/
Phoungtion671/
Pfundstian670/
Phungtin632/
Phungthin5938/
Phoungtin594/
Phungtian591/
Pheungthin565/
Phaungthin561/
Phongtin502/

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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 Function
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis