Runcan Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Runcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,2041:9,1101,203
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France61:11,070,454349,096
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Runcan (3,303) may also be a first name.

Runcan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runcan occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Runcan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,108th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,201,909 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Runcan are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 124,451st most common first name world-wide It is held by 3,303 people.

Runcan is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 2,204 people, or 1 in 9,110. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Cluj County, where 25 percent are found, Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 18 percent are found and Mureș County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Runcan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Runcan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Runcan surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Runcan Last Name Statistics demography

Runcan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runcean921/
Runchan921/
Runchang862/
Reunchan861/
Runjan8360/
Roncan8359/
Runkan839/
Runcon832/
Runzan830/
Reunchang801/
Runsang7765/
Rungkan7730/
Runjang7715/
Runkaan774/
Runjhan774/
Rungcam772/
Runjaun772/
Reunjan771/
Rumchan771/
Rungian771/
Rongcan771/
Runcone771/
Runzhan771/
Runquan771/
Runkhan771/
Rounsang718/
Runshang717/
Raunsang711/
Runzhang711/
Roncon671,964/
Rumzan67304/
Roncen67233/
Ronzan67164/
Ruchinkan67162/
Rumjan6764/
Ronsan6722/
Runson6719/
Ronkan6714/
Runjam675/
Runsen672/
Roncón672/
Runxon671/
Runcom671/
Rusinjean671/
Runjon671/
Runzon670/

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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 Runcan
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