Funwei Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Funwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 202 | 1:876,944 | 38,283 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Funwei (24) may also be a first name.
Funwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Funwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Funwei is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Funwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Funwei is the 1,136,896th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Funwei reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Funwei is most common in: Bayelsa, where 89 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Benue, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Taiwan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funwi | 91 | 855 | / |
| Funwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fuhnwi | 83 | 62 | / |
| Funwie | 83 | 58 | / |
| Fonwei | 83 | 38 | / |
| Funwer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fuhnwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Funwet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fuinwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Funwyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Founwet | 77 | 12 | / |
| Fuhnwie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Funwayi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Funui | 73 | 110 | / |
| Fonwe | 73 | 66 | / |
| Funwa | 73 | 56 | / |
| Funbi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Fonwi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Funue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Funwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fumwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Founwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Funbeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Funmbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fgunwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Funvui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Founwouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funbai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Funwei
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