Funwayo Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Funwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Funwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Funwayo (137) may also be a first name.

Funwayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Funwayo occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Funwayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funwayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Funwayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Funwayo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most commonly used first name globally, held by 137 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 56 percent live, North West, where 17 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Funwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Funwayo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.83% less than the national average, earning R 76,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funway921/
Funwayi867/
Phunwayo805/
Funbay771/
Vunway771/
Funwoya715/
Founwouet631/
Funwei62212/
Fumwai6214/
Fonwai621/
Fonwou621/
Funbai621/
Fonwaa621/
Fuhnwie5711/
Fonwoue574/
Phunwai572/
Faumwai571/
Founvou571/
Founbou571/
Founouhou501/

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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 Funwayo
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