Funk Surname
Approximately 78,563 people bear this surname
Funk Surname Definition:
John le Funke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameFunk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,535 | 1:10,808 | 1,325 |
| Germany | 29,847 | 1:2,697 | 269 |
| Canada | 6,669 | 1:5,525 | 807 |
| Russia | 3,211 | 1:44,884 | 5,992 |
| Paraguay | 646 | 1:11,202 | 593 |
| Brazil | 589 | 1:363,454 | 13,894 |
| Switzerland | 576 | 1:14,259 | 2,353 |
| Poland | 533 | 1:71,311 | 11,171 |
| Austria | 337 | 1:25,268 | 3,992 |
| Sweden | 264 | 1:37,298 | 2,998 |
| Kazakhstan | 172 | 1:102,805 | 11,345 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Netherlands | 151 | 1:111,836 | 17,874 |
| Argentina | 149 | 1:286,869 | 22,979 |
| Czechia | 145 | 1:73,334 | 12,338 |
| Israel | 115 | 1:74,414 | 9,096 |
| Luxembourg | 103 | 1:5,636 | 824 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Hungary | 98 | 1:100,166 | 9,684 |
| Estonia | 84 | 1:15,736 | 2,567 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| Denmark | 74 | 1:76,280 | 7,479 |
| Ukraine | 67 | 1:679,443 | 71,859 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Belarus | 34 | 1:279,443 | 32,011 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,490 | 1:6,705 | 844 |
Funk (127) may also be a first name.
Funk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the funk,' cross, peevish. 'Funk, cross, III-tempered. Oxon' (Halliwell). Oxfordshire is sufficiently near to Somersetshire to explain the following entry:
John le Funke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(German) The sparkling or animated person.
Found as U.S. names. They may be corrupted from Fulnecks, a village of England, co. York, or Fulneck or Fulik, a town of Moravia, circ. Prerau.
Funk Demographics
Average Male Funk Height
177.36 cm
Average Female Funk Height
162.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Funk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Funk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Funk (Arabic: فنك, Russian: Функ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Funk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,222nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 92,761 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Funk reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 127 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 33,535 people, or 1 in 10,808. In The United States Funk is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent live, Illinois, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Funk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Funk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Funk last name expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 348 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Funk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Funk last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Funk surname are 23.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.98% being registered with the party.
The amount Funk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.71% more than the national average, earning 521,590 kr per year; in Peru they earn 69.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,854 per year; in South Africa they earn 132.58% more than the national average, earning R 552,708 per year; in United States they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $44,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% less than the national average, earning $44,626 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funke | 89 | 33,012 | / |
| Funck | 89 | 5,162 | / |
| Founk | 89 | 60 | / |
| Fungk | 89 | 6 | / |
| Funnk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Pfunk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Funqk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Funkt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fuunk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Funcke | 80 | 1,026 | / |
| Fungke | 80 | 57 | / |
| Feunke | 80 | 48 | / |
| Founke | 80 | 33 | / |
| Funcks | 80 | 28 | / |
| Pfunke | 80 | 16 | / |
| Funkqu | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Funk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foungk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fuinke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fhunke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Founck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Faunke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fung | 75 | 178,602 | / |
| Fonk | 75 | 1,101 | / |
| Vunk | 75 | 347 | / |
| Func | 75 | 34 | / |
| Fumk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Funková | 73 | 218 | / |
| Funkova | 73 | 22 | / |
| Fungkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Founcks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foung | 67 | 207 | / |
| Fhung | 67 | 88 | / |
| Vunck | 67 | 75 | / |
| Feung | 67 | 29 | / |
| Faung | 67 | 22 | / |
| Foonk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fuing | 67 | 9 | / |
| Funng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pfonk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Funqu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phunk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Funcs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fünck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fungs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fungz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Founková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuync | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fungh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faunc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fonnk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaunk | 67 | 0 | / |
Funk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Funk in the Russian language | ||
| Функ | funk | - |
| Funk in the Arabic language | ||
| فنك | fnk | - |
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Funk Reference & Research
Funk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Funk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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