Funtu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Funtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Funtu (83) may also be a first name.

Funtu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Funtu (Hindi: फुन्टू, Marathi: फुंटू) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funtu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Funtu are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Funtu is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 83 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Funtu Last Name Statistics demography

Funtu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.5% less than the national average, earning R 46,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funtus912/
Fuintu911/
Fountou83168/
Feuntou831/
Funtouh831/
Funtush831/
Vuntu80617/
Fontu80126/
Fumtu8024/
Feuntheu771/
Fountous771/
Phuntu7335/
Fontau7334/
Fontou739/
Vunttu731/
Phunthu678/
Phuntuh673/
Feumteu672/
Fontouh671/
Fonteuh671/
Phunthup621/
Fontão55162/
Vinhtu551/
Phumtup5082/

Funtu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funtu in the Marathi language
फुंटूphuntu-
Funtu in the Hindi language
फुन्टूphuntu44.44
फुन्तूphuntu22.22
फुन्टुphuntu11.11
फून्तुphuntu11.11
फूनतूphunatu11.11

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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 Funtu
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