Function Surname
Approximately 2,329 people bear this surname
Function Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,328 | 1:32,982 | 3,931 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonction | 88 | 5 | / |
| Phoungtion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfundstian | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phungtin | 63 | 2 | / |
| Phungthin | 59 | 38 | / |
| Phoungtin | 59 | 4 | / |
| Phungtian | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pheungthin | 56 | 5 | / |
| Phaungthin | 56 | 1 | / |
| Phongtin | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
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