Funken Surname

210,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Funken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7681:45,5355,974
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Funken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Funken (Russian: Функен) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Funken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 210,468th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,716,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Funken are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,768 people, or 1 in 45,535. In Germany Funken is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 1 percent live and Berlin, where 1 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Funken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Funken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Funken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Funken last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Funken earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,701 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funcken92103/
Feunken921/
Fuhnken921/
Funkuen921/
Faunken920/
Funkienė865/
Feunkeun861/
Feunkeng861/
Fonken83548/
Funkin838/
Fumken831/
Funcen830/
Funkenová801/
Funkuin77176/
Funking7712/
Funkina7711/
Foncken778/
Funchen775/
Funquen774/
Fungkin772/
Funkyna771/
Fumnking711/
Faunquen711/
Fuinkuin711/
Fonkin6777/
Funcin674/
Fonkyn673/
Fonkén671/
Fongkin6226/
Phonken624/
Vungkin622/
Funchin620/
Phunking574/
Phongken572/
Phaungkem534/
Phoungkem532/
Fumkin501/

Funken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funken in the Russian language
Функенfunken-

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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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  • 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 Funken
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