Rungan Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rungan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rungan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England61:9,286,343223,652
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Rungan (877) may also be a first name.

Rungan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rungan (Oriya: ରୁାନ) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rungan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 874,560th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Rungan is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Rungan live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,607th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 877 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa Rungan is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 76 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 39 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Rungan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rungan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rungan surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rungan Last Name Statistics demography

Rungan earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.04% more than the national average, earning R 309,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungayn9254/
Rungang9213/
Runggan923/
Rungane922/
Rungain922/
Rugan91467/
Runan9194/
Rungaine8638/
Runggang8612/
Runguean861/
Runghang861/
Rusnan83587/
Rugant83115/
Rongan8392/
Raugan8343/
Runane8338/
Runang8338/
Rugang8328/
Rungam8327/
Rugain8319/
Rungon8312/
Runhan8311/
Rugane8310/
Rougan8310/
Rugayn838/
Runnan837/
Rutnan836/
Ruinan835/
Ruhnan834/
Rughan833/
Raunan833/
Rumnan833/
Rugnan833/
Ruggan832/
Rugann832/
Hrunan832/
Rugaan832/
Runain831/
Runand831/
Ruynan831/
Runean831/
Ruigan831/
Reugan831/
Rounan830/
Rhugan830/
Runant830/
Raungnaun801/
Roughan771,295/
Rusnain7729/
Roungon7726/
Runngam7726/
Rougane7722/
Runnane7715/
Runnang7713/
Ronghan7713/
Roongan7711/
Rugaine7710/
Runhamn779/
Reungon777/
Raunhan775/
Ruigang774/
Rumngam773/
Raunang772/
Ronggan772/
Runayne772/
Routnan771/
Raunand771/
Raunain771/
Rhounan771/
Rongain771/
Reugane771/
Rongaan771/
Runggam771/
Rungoon771/
Rumgang771/
Raungon771/
Raugang771/
Raughan770/
Reusnan770/
Runahan770/
Ruinann770/
Reunank770/
Rounean770/
Russingnan752/
Rogan7315,367/
Ronan7310,025/
Rugam7312/
Runam7311/
Runon738/
Ruñan737/
Rouganne71111/
Roenghan7150/
Rougnant7124/
Rungnont716/
Reunngam716/
Rungasem715/
Rouggane714/
Ruganova713/
Reungnam713/
Rugachin712/
Rucinnan711/
Rhounane711/
Rugnandh711/
Roungham711/
Rounghon711/
Rungneam711/
Rungnong711/
Runnahan710/
Raumnann710/
Rutnam67974/
Rongon67918/
Roghan67574/
Runham67458/
Rogahn67358/
Roggan67183/
Runone6795/
Roonan6772/
Ronnan6771/
Ruchinnan6750/
Raunam6721/
Rusnam6718/
Rugamt6718/
Rogann6711/
Rounam679/
Rugnon678/
Rungom677/
Reungnond675/
Runong675/
Reungnoon674/
Ronann673/
Runnon673/
Rugong673/
Rutnon673/
Ruynon672/
Reunon672/
Rogain672/
Ronanh672/
Rhonan671/
Ronayn671/
Runoin671/
Runoon671/
Runuon671/
Rogaan671/
Roganh671/
Rogayn671/
Ronaan671/
Rhogan671/
Rukgam671/
Rounon671/
Rugnam671/
Reunghong671/
Ronain670/
Roogan670/
Roegan670/
Ronean670/

Rungan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rungan in the Oriya language
ରୁାନruana-

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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 Rungan
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