Funes

See also: funes, funés, and fuñes

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Funes, a habitational surname of Basque origin. This surname is predominantly found in Argentina.

Proper noun

Funes (plural Funeses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Funes is the 5702^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6079 individuals. Funes is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Funes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 613.

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfunes/ [ˈfu.nes]
• Rhymes: -unes
• Syllabification: Fu‧nes

Proper noun

Funes m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque