Runes Surname

430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Israel

Runes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5331:189,94030,289
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Israel921:93,01810,885
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Ruñes (4) are calculated separately.

Runes (70) may also be a first name.

Runes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runes (Hindi: रुनेशा, Oriya: ରୁେନସ) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also occur as: Ruñes. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 430,251st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Runes live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Runes is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 70 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 189,940. In The Philippines Runes is primarily concentrated in: Ilocos, where 43 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.

Runes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Runes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Runes surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Runes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Runes surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

Runes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruñes934/
Ruenes911,274/
Runets91657/
Reunes91208/
Rusnes9144/
Rugnes9136/
Runesh915/
Runies914/
Runese912/
Rounes911/
Runees911/
Ruines911/
Runges911/
Runeus911/
Raunes911/
Runnes910/
Rune891,111/
Raunest8391/
Rusness8330/
Rueness8320/
Ruinies833/
Rutness831/
Runeesh831/
Runestd831/
Runneis831/
Rugnesh831/
Rausnes830/
Ruineus830/
Ruthnes830/
Reuness830/
Rounnes830/
Ruyness830/
Runge8030,812/
Rines802,160/
Runje801,910/
Rones801,047/
Runne80717/
Rumne80443/
Runey80325/
Runer80318/
Runis80203/
Runez80132/
Raune8071/
Runie8053/
Ruhne8043/
Rugne8040/
Runet8035/
Rusne8031/
Ruine8029/
Runea8027/
Roune8025/
Runec8022/
Runhe8020/
Ruyne8019/
Runeh8017/
Runei8011/
Runed809/
Runee808/
Rhune807/
Rutne801/
Runex801/
Reune801/
Ruune801/
Runøe801/
Runep800/
Runnestø7725/
Ruhynets772/
Hrouneus771/
Runner732,404/
Rumney732,316/
Rauner732,244/
Rhines732,058/
Roenes73407/
Rutner73374/
Reuner73301/
Roness73271/
Rujner73270/
Reunis73268/
Rounis73247/
Ruiner73200/
Ruinet73196/
Riness73182/
Rutnee73172/
Rungis73166/
Rouner73154/
Raunet73110/
Hrones7394/
Ronnes7388/
Rhones7388/
Runice7376/
Rinesh7351/
Ruijne7350/
Ronesh7338/
Roones7333/
Reunie7331/
Rugner7330/
Ruinea7328/
Rienes7318/
Runnäs7317/
Hrunys7316/
Rusner7313/
Rougne7313/
Rounge7312/
Raunis7310/
Ronies739/
Rouney738/
Runney738/
Runett737/
Reuney737/
Ruenis737/
Rinees736/
Ruinys736/
Runnis736/
Hruner736/
Runnie735/
Ruinge735/
Runhed735/
Runisz735/
Raunei735/
Ronees734/
Rumnet734/
Ruenez733/
Rounie732/
Rhuyne732/
Rutney732/
Rahune732/
Rauney732/
Runnet732/
Rounec732/
Runhsh732/
Rusnee732/
Rumner731/
Runais731/
Runiez731/
Runish731/
Rugnet731/
Raumne731/
Rhuney731/
Rounet731/
Hrunis731/
Raunie731/
Reuneu731/
Reutne731/
Rugney731/
Rhoune731/
Ruhneu731/
Runyos731/
Runise731/
Rauneh731/
Reunei731/
Ruinne730/
Rihnes730/
Ruyner730/
Ruiney730/
Hrines730/
Runeph730/
Rouned730/
Rumnez730/
Rineis730/
Rhumne730/
Reunet730/
Rhuner730/
Rrines730/
Runned730/
Ruynet730/
Roneis730/
Runa6738,781/
Rone679,236/
Runi673,452/
Ruthner67726/
Ruttner67541/
Rautner67343/
Reutner67335/
Rinesch67134/
Rineesh6778/
Routner6767/
Rhiness6762/
Runy6759/
Runnett6756/
Rausner6731/
Reusner6729/
Runh6722/
Hronesz6721/
Runj6721/
Ronesch6718/
Rungner6715/
Ruitner6711/
Hronesh679/
Rudtner678/
Ronnies675/
Ruhynys674/
Rungnea674/
Roonesh673/
Ruggine672/
Reunyos672/
Rooneys671/
Rumnner671/
Rousner671/
Rousney671/
Runisch671/
Runnish671/
Rhinesh671/
Rhunett671/
Rauneet671/
Raunner671/
Reugner671/
Roennes671/
Rounios671/
Rousneh671/
Rhouner671/
Ruuneey671/
Ruttnis671/
Rusnnei671/
Ruinner670/
Rungish670/
Reunnie670/
Reunetz670/
Rhonies670/
Reunner670/
Rounnis670/

Runes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Runes in the Hindi language
रुनेशाrunesa-
Runes in the Oriya language
ରୁେନସruenasa-

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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 Runes
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