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 Funk Salary in
United States
$44,881 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Funk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Funk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Funk (Arabic: فنك, Russian: Функ) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Funk? popularity and diffusion
Funk is the 7,222nd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 92,761 people. Funk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Funk reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Funk is also the 825,494th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 127 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 33,535 people, or 1 in 10,808. In The United States Funk is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Illinois, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 97 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Funk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Funk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Funk last name grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Funk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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 Republicans than The US average, with 69.98% being registered with the political 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
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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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