Funda Surname

47,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Funda Surname Definition:

Funda is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: carry a child on one's back.

Funda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,0681:12,1751,515
South Africa1,8811:28,8033,700
Zambia7521:21,0772,307
Germany4271:188,53721,891
Tanzania3701:143,08513,108
Philippines2201:460,17455,940
Czechia1911:55,6739,329
Turkey1861:418,39525,090
Kenya1681:274,88018,068
Zimbabwe1291:119,67616,190
Croatia1171:36,1427,344
Romania711:282,78725,901
Slovenia631:39,4877,291
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Poland581:655,32357,058
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Albania251:116,56210,484
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
India201:38,353,269431,471
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England71:7,959,723202,100
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Funďa (6) are calculated separately.

Funda (58,273) may also be a first name.

Funda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Funda is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: carry a child on one's back.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Funda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Funda (Hindi: फुन्दा, Marathi: कुंदा, Russian: Фунда) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Funďa. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Funda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Funda is the 47,057th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,203 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Funda live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 16,243rd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 58,273 people.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 6,068 people, or 1 in 12,175. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Funda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Funda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Funda last name grew 159 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Funda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Funda last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Funda surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Funda earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.03% less than the national average, earning R 106,872 per year and in United States they earn 31.85% more than the national average, earning $56,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funďa936/
Pfunda91179/
Founda9188/
Faunda9160/
Fundas9132/
Fundai9122/
Funday9114/
Fundah9110/
Fundea914/
Fundap912/
Fgunda911/
Fundaa911/
Fundha911/
Fuunda911/
Feunda911/
Foundas83223/
Foundat8310/
Fundeas837/
Foundap832/
Pfounda831/
Fundaya831/
Foundah831/
Feutnda831/
Fundi8032,334/
Funde8015,911/
Vunda8013,157/
Fonda806,093/
Fundo80958/
Fundy80346/
Fundé804/
Fumda803/
Funder73792/
Faundo73542/
Pfunde73427/
Fundão73365/
Foundi73308/
Fundis73240/
Fuundi73203/
Faunde73179/
Fundoh73116/
Fondaj7399/
Fundes7393/
Pfundo7388/
Funnde7342/
Fonday7337/
Founde7331/
Fundez7329/
Phunda7322/
Foundy7321/
Foumda7317/
Pfonda7314/
Fundee7314/
Faundi7312/
Fundey739/
Fhunde738/
Fundie738/
Faumda737/
Fundeh737/
Fundos735/
Vundaa733/
Funded733/
Foundo733/
Fundhe732/
Fundui732/
Feundo732/
Fundep731/
Fundge731/
Fundiy731/
Fondau731/
Fundei731/
Fhonda731/
Vundea731/
Fundih731/
Fundiz731/
Fundys731/
Feunde731/
Faundez6716,840/
Faundes671,544/
Foundou671,367/
Pfunder67280/
Foundos67138/
Founder67119/
Foundie6790/
Fundeis6737/
Foundje6723/
Foundis6718/
Faunder6718/
Fundich6717/
Pfounde6715/
Foundey673/
Founded672/
Foundio672/
Phunday671/
Foundez671/
Fundess671/
Fundych671/
Pfoundi671/
Fundott671/
Foundeu671/
Feundou671/
Phundat671/
Fhundee671/
Fondaih671/
Faundie670/

Funda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funda in the Marathi language
कुंदाkunda-
Funda in the Hindi language
फुन्दाphunda67.03
फून्दाphunda19.78
फुंदाphunda9.34
फूंदाphunda2.75
फुन्डाphunda0.55
Funda in the Russian language
Фундаfunda-

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