Fungura Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Fungura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fungura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2581:59,8389,048
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fungura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fungura is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fungura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 919,444th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fungura live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Fungura is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 59,838. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 31 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 6 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fungurai9360/
Pfungura931/
Fugura9255/
Foungoura881/
Funguri8639/
Funguro8626/
Fungure868/
Vungura864/
Fungira863/
Funeura861/
Pfunguro80217/
Fungirai80111/
Phungura806/
Vaungura804/
Funnuraj801/
Fogura771/
Funuro771/
Phungurai75140/
Pfunhurai751/
Foungoure751/
Vunguri718/
Fungiro717/
Phugura711/
Phoungurai711/
Fongure711/
Fongora711/
Fonoura711/
Foungoro6713/
Phunguri675/
Vounguri673/
Pfungiro672/
Fougouro671/
Phunhura671/
Phongurai6326/
Funoro6255/
Fonora622/
Fongoro574,086/
Fongori571/
Phonurai531/
Phonaurai501/

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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
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  • 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 Fungura
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