Funny Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Funny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India61:127,844,230863,365
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Funny (30,931) may also be a first name.

Funny Last Name Facts

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

Funny (Arabic: لفوني) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,980,395th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Funny is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Funny live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 27,275th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 30,931 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 55 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 39 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Funny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Funny has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Funny last name contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Funny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funney9114/
Funnyi911/
Funy8969/
Funne80919/
Funay80547/
Funyi80368/
Fauny80307/
Funna80215/
Fonny80123/
Funys8097/
Funni8096/
Funyo8076/
Funoy8054/
Founy8014/
Funey804/
Funiy801/
Fuunay73454/
Funaya73238/
Funner7387/
Founna7351/
Funnie7336/
Fugnay7326/
Funneh7310/
Faunna738/
Funnes735/
Faunne733/
Founey733/
Founni732/
Futney731/
Feunyi731/
Fuinna731/
Fonnyi731/
Founay731/
Founne731/
Founyi731/
Foutny731/
Feunne731/
Funnis731/
Funnip731/
Funnai731/
Vunnoy731/
Funnet731/
Ffunna731/
Fugney730/
Faunoy730/
Fuynay730/
Fauney730/
Phunny730/
Feuney730/
Vunney730/
Funa673,623/
Fune671,254/
Funi671,069/
Fony67132/
Funh6748/
Funnioh6723/
Fungaya6713/
Fhaunna678/
Founaya674/
Fuunaay674/
Fhounna673/
Founnio671/
Vuny671/
Fusenni671/
Faunnes671/
Founnie671/
Phunnoy671/
Fouyney670/
Faunnie670/
Phunney670/

Funny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funny in the Arabic language
لفونيlfwny-
فونيfwny-

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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 Funny
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