Phuna Surname
Approximately 9,131 people bear this surname
Phuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,387 | 1:8,809 | 1,092 |
| Thailand | 734 | 1:96,238 | 13,671 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Phuña (51) are calculated separately.
Phuna (345) may also be a first name.
Phuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phuna (Hindi: फुना, Marathi: फुना, Oriya: ଫୁଣା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Phuña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phuna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 55,602nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 798,110 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Phuna live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Phuna is also the 469,697th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 345 people.
The surname Phuna is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 8,387 people, or 1 in 8,809. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent reside and Peru, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phuna in the Marathi language | ||
| फुना | phuna | - |
| Phuna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫୁଣା | phuna | 90.91 |
| ଫୂଣା | phuna | 9.09 |
| Phuna in the Hindi language | ||
| फुना | phuna | 33.33 |
| फूना | phuna | 33.33 |
| फूणा | phuna | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Phuna
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