Funkel Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Funkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Slovenia241:103,65311,747
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Funkel Last Name Facts

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

Funkel (Russian: Функель) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Funkel.

How Common Is The Last Name Funkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Funkel is the 1,267,784th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Funkel are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany Funkel exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 13 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Funkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Funkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Funkel surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Funkel Last Name Statistics demography

Funkel earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $43,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fungkel9217/
Funkelt922/
Funkl91119/
Fonkel83139/
Funkil831/
Funcell7726/
Funchel771/
Foenkel770/
Fonckiel711/
Founchill530/

Funkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funkel in the Russian language
Функельfunkel-

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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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  • 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 Funkel
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