Runesson Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Runesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,2011:8,199756
Norway141:367,30634,015
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Runesson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Runesson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Runesson.

How Common Is The Last Name Runesson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,021st most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,820,724 people. The surname Runesson is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Runesson live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,201 people, or 1 in 8,199. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent reside, Kronoberg County, where 12 percent reside and Jönköping County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Runesson Last Name Statistics demography

Runesson earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 20.37% more than the national average, earning 416,588 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runnesson941/
Runeson93158/
Runosson8834/
Runesen804/
Roneson803/
Runason801/
Runyson800/
Runison800/
Ronessen757/
Runesund752/
Runissan751/
Ronneson751/
Reunison750/
Raunison750/
Rinaeson750/
Runnison750/
Ronesen6747/
Rúnason6711/
Ronyson679/
Ronison679/
Runizen671/
Ronnison631/
Runnishan596/
Rinasan536/
Runnizan502/
Rinashan501/
Rinisanh501/
Rinasanh501/

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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 Runesson
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