Fungani Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Fungani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fungani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Fungani (82) may also be a first name.

Fungani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fungani is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fungani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Fungani is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fungani live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 82 people.

The surname Fungani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Fungani is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 38 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Western Cape, where 27 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Fungani Last Name Statistics demography

Fungani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.32% less than the national average, earning R 87,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funganai931/
Fungana86122/
Fungane8657/
Fungoni863/
Vunganai80798/
Fung'ana8020/
Funganha801/
Foungoni801/
Foungogni752/
Fungone7114/
Fongoni7112/
Fongana7111/
Vungane711/
Fongane711/
Phungane671/
Phongane532/
Phungone531/
Phongana531/

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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 Fungani
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