Funwi Surname
Approximately 855 people bear this surname
Funwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 849 | 1:24,463 | 3,317 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Funwi (24) may also be a first name.
Funwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Funwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Funwi has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Funwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Funwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 408,845th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 8,523,446 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Funwi live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Funwi is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Funwi is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 24,463. In Cameroon Funwi is most common in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live, Southwest Region, where 17 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funwei | 91 | 212 | / |
| Fuhnwi | 91 | 62 | / |
| Funwie | 91 | 58 | / |
| Fuinwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Funwyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fuhnwie | 83 | 11 | / |
| Funui | 80 | 110 | / |
| Funwa | 80 | 56 | / |
| Funbi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Fonwi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Funwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Funwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonwei | 73 | 38 | / |
| Fumwai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Founwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Funwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Funmbi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fuhnwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Funwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Funway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Funvui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Funuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Funbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Founwet | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phunwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faumwai | 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 Funwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis