Funton Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Funton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Funton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Funton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Funton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Funton is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Funton reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Funton is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent reside and West Midlands, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Funton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Funton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Funton last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funtong92137/
Feunton926/
Founton925/
Faunton920/
Funthong8653/
Fountong8612/
Fountoin861/
Fountonn860/
Fauntoin860/
Fonton831,016/
Funtan8344/
Vunton837/
Funtán833/
Funtun832/
Fountoing803/
Fhunthong801/
Funtane7783/
Fontoin7739/
Feuntun7715/
Fountan777/
Funtung774/
Fonnton771/
Fontoun771/
Feuntan771/
Funtang771/
Phunton771/
Fontoon770/
Fhinton770/
Foumton770/
Feunteun71654/
Phuntong7113/
Fountang712/
Feuntang711/
Fountane711/
Founteun711/
Phunthon711/
Fountuin710/
Fauntane710/
Fontan6711,408/
Phunthong675,027/
Fontán67184/
Fontão67162/
Phountong673/
Fontàn673/
Funtánová673/
Feunteune671/

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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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  • 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 Funton
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