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

Funwayo is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funwayo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Funwayo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Funwayo is also the 790,880th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 137 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Funwayo is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 56 percent reside, North West, where 17 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.

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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