Funom Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Funom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Funom (140) may also be a first name.

Funom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Funom is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Funom reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Funom is also the 781,395th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 140 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Funom is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 85 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Kano, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Funom occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funome91296/
Funnom911/
Feunhom832/
Fonom8020/
Funam8017/
Finom809/
Funon804/
Foungoum776/
Funhon73166/
Fungam7333/
Funong7311/
Fungon735/
Vunnom734/
Faunon733/
Founon732/
Funoon732/
Fumhom731/
Vunuom731/
Fonhom731/
Feunon731/
Fugnam730/
Funham730/
Founoun67446/
Fougnon6712/
Phunhom6710/
Fungoin676/
Foungam675/
Phutnom674/
Funnone674/
Faugnon674/
Founone673/
Wfonoym671/
Fhinnom671/
Feungon671/
Founong671/
Foungum671/
Vounoum671/
Faunham670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Funom
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