Funya Surname

207,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Funya Surname Definition:

Funya is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: cloth.

Funya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,9581:65,2934,759
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Funya (34) may also be a first name.

Funya Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Funya is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: cloth.

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Funya Last Name Facts

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

Funya (Hindi: फुन्या, Russian: Фуня) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Funya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 207,239th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,647,420 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Funya are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 34 people.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 1,958 people, or 1 in 65,293. In Japan it is most common in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 42 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Okayama Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Aside from Japan it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Funya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Funya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Funya last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Funya Last Name Statistics demography

Funya earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $26,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Funyah9112/
Pfunya9111/
Feunya912/
Fuunya911/
Funyea910/
Fonya80646/
Funyo8076/
Funja8020/
Funia8014/
Fugna803/
Funea802/
Funha801/
Founayia771/
Funias7346/
Fugnay7326/
Feugna7324/
Fougna7315/
Founia7312/
Faunia738/
Vuinya736/
Funjaa736/
Funiah735/
Funija734/
Funjai734/
Funjah733/
Fonyah732/
Fonyea731/
Fuhnia731/
Funjia731/
Phunya731/
Fugney730/
Fuinjah6717/
Founnia672/
Fuña672/
Phunyaa671/
Feugnia671/
Foutgna671/
Founjia671/
Founiat671/
Fonaiya671/
Fungiah671/
Futgnia671/
Fusniah671/

Funya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Funya in the Hindi language
फुन्याphun'ya-
Funya in the Russian language
Фуняfuna-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Funya
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