Runan Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Runan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Ruñan (7) are calculated separately.

Runan (507) may also be a first name.

Runan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runan (Hindi: रुनन, Oriya: ରୁହୁନ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Ruñan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runan? popularity and diffusion

Runan is the 1,918,812th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Runan is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Runan reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 375,944th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 507 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 2,280,159. In Indonesia Runan is mostly concentrated in: West Kalimantan, where 36 percent reside, West Java, where 29 percent reside and East Java, where 19 percent reside. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Runan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Runan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Runan last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Runan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Runan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruñan937/
Rusnan91587/
Rungan91309/
Runane9138/
Runang9138/
Runhan9111/
Runnan917/
Rutnan916/
Ruinan915/
Ruhnan914/
Raunan913/
Rumnan913/
Rugnan913/
Hrunan912/
Runain911/
Runand911/
Ruynan911/
Runean911/
Rounan910/
Runant910/
Ruenhan83381/
Rungayn8354/
Rusnain8329/
Runnane8315/
Runnang8313/
Runhamn839/
Raunhan835/
Raunang832/
Rusnang832/
Runayne832/
Rungain832/
Routnan831/
Raunand831/
Raunain831/
Rhounan831/
Reusnan830/
Runahan830/
Ruinann830/
Reunank830/
Rounean830/
Ronan8010,025/
Rinan80411/
Runam8011/
Runon808/
Rougnant7724/
Runasing776/
Rucinnan771/
Rhounane771/
Rugnandh771/
Runnahan770/
Raumnann770/
Rutnam73974/
Runham73458/
Rhinan73290/
Runone7395/
Roonan7372/
Ronnan7371/
Ruenon7339/
Raunam7321/
Rusnam7318/
Rungon7312/
Rinain7311/
Rounam739/
Rugnon738/
Hrinan737/
Runong735/
Ronann733/
Runnon733/
Rutnon733/
Ruynon732/
Reunon732/
Ronanh732/
Rhonan731/
Ronayn731/
Runoin731/
Runoon731/
Runuon731/
Rihnan731/
Rienan731/
Ronaan731/
Rounon731/
Rugnam731/
Ronain730/
Rinean730/
Ronean730/
Ruchinnan7150/
Runasingh711/
Raungnaun711/
Rumnong67626/
Ruthnam67221/
Rugnone67152/
Rougnon6769/
Rusnaam6754/
Roungon6726/
Rumhane6711/
Reungon677/
Rinahan673/
Russingnan672/
Ronnain671/
Roennan671/
Rienann671/
Ronhann671/
Roonhan671/
Rungoon671/
Ruenoon671/
Ruinong671/
Runhong671/
Runnong671/
Raungon671/
Reunnam671/
Rhonnan671/

Runan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Runan in the Hindi language
रुननrunana-
Runan in the Oriya language
ରୁହୁନruhuna-

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Footnotes

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