Funu Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Funu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2081:635,81350,069
Solomon Islands1151:5,044680
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Funu (1,430) may also be a first name.

Funu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Funu (Hindi: फुनु, Oriya: ଫୁନୁ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Funu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 545,543rd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Funu are found; 36 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 35 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Funu is also the 206,373rd most widespread given name on earth It is held by 1,430 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 635,813. In Indonesia Funu is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 98 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Funu exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fungu89500/
Funui89110/
Funnu8926/
Funhu8922/
Pfunu898/
Funus897/
Funou893/
Funuh893/
Fuunu891/
Founou80939/
Feunou80484/
Founau80124/
Funeus8016/
Faunus807/
Pfunhu806/
Funguh804/
Funnuh803/
Fougnu801/
Fungau801/
Pfungu801/
Foungu801/
Feuneu801/
Funnut801/
Funnau800/
Fonu75339/
Finu75234/
Vunu7567/
Foungou73271/
Founaud7369/
Feunnou7311/
Founnou734/
Fougnou732/
Feugneu731/
Founguh731/
Funuggi731/
Fungnut731/
Phunu67159/
Pfinu6737/
Finui6727/
Vunnu678/
Veunu675/
Fienu674/
Fonnu674/
Fonuy673/
Finuy672/
Vunau671/
Fhonu671/
Foenu671/
Vunou671/
Foonu671/
Vaunu671/
Vunuh671/
Fumhu671/
Fonuh671/

Funu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funu in the Oriya language
ଫୁନୁphunu-
Funu in the Hindi language
फुनुphunu60
फूनूphunu40

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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 Funu
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