Rune Surname
Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname
Rune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 327 | 1:165,681 | 18,511 |
| Sweden | 215 | 1:45,799 | 3,590 |
| Denmark | 153 | 1:36,894 | 3,842 |
| Latvia | 71 | 1:28,874 | 4,428 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Růně (29) are calculated separately.
Rune (47,472) may also be a first name.
Rune Demographics
Average Rune Salary in
United States
$39,316 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rune (Hindi: रूने, Marathi: रुने, Oriya: ରୁେନ) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Růně. For other potential spellings of Rune click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rune? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 332,755th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The surname Rune occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Rune reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in Scandinavia. Rune is also the 19,311th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 47,472 people.
The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 165,681. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Other than South Africa Rune occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 19 percent reside and Denmark, where 14 percent reside.
Rune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rune has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rune surname grew 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rune Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Rune last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Rune earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.37% less than the national average, earning 272,138 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.82% less than the national average, earning R 162,024 per year and in United States they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $39,316 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rune in the Marathi language | ||
| रुने | rune | - |
| Rune in the Hindi language | ||
| रूने | rune | 66.67 |
| रुने | rune | 22.22 |
| रूणे | rune | 11.11 |
| Rune in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁେନ | ruena | 66.67 |
| ରୂେନ | ruena | 16.67 |
| ରୁେଣ | ruena | 16.67 |
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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 Rune
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