Runge Surname

17,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Runge Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Runico (secret wisdom).

Runge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,3211:3,962443
United States7,1181:50,9216,142
Denmark5721:9,868924
Canada5411:68,1067,844
Australia4401:61,3547,413
Poland2751:138,21420,006
Netherlands2071:81,58113,665
Argentina1681:254,42520,581
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Sweden1281:76,9285,759
Latvia1061:19,3402,915
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
France751:885,636103,228
England721:773,86242,299
Austria711:119,93616,774
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Chile401:440,41211,644
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Norway341:151,24418,822
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Belarus301:316,70234,864
India261:29,502,515369,827
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7401:67,8637,367

The alternate forms: Rünge (1) are calculated separately.

Runge (762) may also be a first name.

Runge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Runico (secret wisdom).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Runge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runge (Marathi: रुंगे, Oriya: ରୁେ, Russian: Рунге) occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Rünge. For other possible spellings of Runge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runge? popularity and diffusion

Runge is the 17,926th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 236,516 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Runge reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 297,476th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 762 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 20,321 people, or 1 in 3,962. In Germany Runge is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany Runge occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Runge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Runge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Runge surname expanded 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Runge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Runge surname are 17.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Runge earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.73% less than the national average, earning 312,401 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning R 249,276 per year; in United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $51,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rünge931/
Runger91155/
Rungge9159/
Rungee9140/
Runghe9139/
Rungie9129/
Runget9116/
Rounge9112/
Ruinge915/
Rungea914/
Rungei911/
Runges911/
Rundge910/
Ruge8910,537/
Rune891,111/
Rungger83361/
Rusenge8358/
Rutenge8322/
Rungner8315/
Runinge836/
Rungnea834/
Ronge805,602/
Rouge804,511/
Ruger801,984/
Runje801,910/
Runga801,043/
Runes80801/
Runne80717/
Rugge80652/
Rungi80574/
Rugea80508/
Ruget80454/
Rumne80443/
Runey80325/
Runer80318/
Runce80254/
Reuge80198/
Runze80157/
Ruhge80139/
Runez80132/
Rugee80116/
Rugeh80109/
Raune8071/
Rughe8069/
Runie8053/
Ruige8048/
Ruhne8043/
Rugne8040/
Rauge8038/
Runet8035/
Rusne8031/
Ruine8029/
Ruuge8029/
Runse8028/
Runea8027/
Roune8025/
Runhe8020/
Ruyne8019/
Runeh8017/
Runye8015/
Runei8011/
Runed809/
Runee808/
Ruges808/
Rhune807/
Rungy805/
Rruge804/
Rugie804/
Rutne801/
Rugey801/
Rugez801/
Reune801/
Ruune801/
Runøe801/
Runep800/
Rumge800/
Rusinger7721/
Rutinger7714/
Rungeová777/
Rusingye775/
Raungnet773/
Rungeeth772/
Rhusinge771/
Rutengye771/
Rusengye771/
Reungnet771/
Rouget734,717/
Rouger732,918/
Runner732,404/
Rumney732,316/
Rauner732,244/
Runser731,058/
Runets73657/
Rounce73593/
Rongey73530/
Runzer73463/
Rugger73422/
Rutner73374/
Rouges73321/
Reuner73301/
Rujner73270/
Reunes73208/
Ruiner73200/
Ruinet73196/
Rutnee73172/
Rungga73171/
Rungis73166/
Runjes73154/
Rouner73154/
Ruguet73146/
Rungih73135/
Rougee73125/
Raunet73110/
Rougie73107/
Rongge7398/
Rungai7383/
Raungi7367/
Rugies7354/
Rungay7350/
Ruijne7350/
Rusnes7344/
Runshe7344/
Rugnes7336/
Runcer7334/
Runsey7332/
Reunie7331/
Rugner7330/
Raunga7329/
Runggi7328/
Ruinea7328/
Rongie7325/
Rungoi7323/
Rungui7317/
Rugier7314/
Rauger7313/
Rusner7313/
Rougne7313/
Runjie7311/
Rougez7311/
Reuger739/
Rounga739/
Rong'e739/
Rouney738/
Runney738/
Rougge738/
Ruggee738/
Rugues738/
Runsøe738/
Runett737/
Runjeh737/
Reuney737/
Roughe737/
Rougey736/
Hruner736/
Runnie735/
Runesh735/
Runier735/
Runhed735/
Raunei735/
Ruguye734/
Rougea734/
Hruger734/
Runsee734/
Rumnet734/
Rougée734/
Runies734/
Runsea734/
Rugher733/
Reugge733/
Rounie732/
Rugges732/
Raughe732/
Rhonge732/
Rhuyne732/
Rutney732/
Rahune732/
Runyeh732/
Ruinga732/
Rauney732/
Runnet732/
Ruuger732/
Ruingi732/
Runjed732/
Rusnee732/
Rungit732/
Rounes731/
Rumner731/
Ruunze731/
Runees731/
Runiez731/
Runset731/
Runyer731/
Rugesh731/
Rugnet731/
Ruguea731/
Rhouge731/
Rhughe731/
Raumne731/
Roenge731/
Rounse731/
Rucger731/
Ruines731/
Rhuney731/
Rounet731/
Raunie731/
Reuget731/
Reuneu731/
Reutne731/
Rughey731/
Rugney731/
Runghi731/
Rhoune731/
Raunye731/
Rughes731/
Ruhneu731/
Runyed731/
Runyee731/
Runsie731/
Rruger731/
Rrunga731/
Rauneh731/
Raunes731/
Reunei731/
Runcey730/
Raunce730/
Ruinne730/
Runnes730/
Ruyner730/
Ruiney730/
Runzie730/
Runeph730/
Rouned730/
Rumnez730/
Rugeer730/
Ruiger730/
Rhumne730/
Reunet730/
Runche730/
Rhuner730/
Rongea730/
Raugie730/
Runzey730/
Runyea730/
Runned730/
Ruynet730/
Ruince730/
Ruisinger71530/
Ruttinger71390/
Russinger71180/
Reutinger7167/
Rautinger714/
Routinger713/
Rousinger712/
Reungeová711/
Ruißinger711/
Reutenger710/
Runa6738,781/
Rone679,236/
Rougier678,458/
Ruga677,868/
Roge675,224/
Rugi674,921/
Runi673,452/
Rungnoi67916/
Ruthner67726/
Ruttner67541/
Rautner67343/
Reutner67335/
Runchey67196/
Runjeet67190/
Raunier67181/
Runggai67107/
Rüge67106/
Raunest6791/
Routner6767/
Runy6759/
Runnett6756/
Rusingi6755/
Ronghee6739/
Raunser6738/
Rausner6731/
Rusness6730/
Reusner6729/
Ruinier6729/
Rhuguet6725/
Rusengi6724/
Runh6722/
Runingi6721/
Runj6721/
Rounier6718/
Runggih6715/
Rugy6715/
Reugger6712/
Ruigies6711/
Ruitner6711/
Rudtner678/
Rungaja677/
Ruissinger676/
Runguis676/
Rungaya675/
Raugier675/
Rumnsey674/
Rouguet674/
Rougies673/
Rucence673/
Ruinies673/
Reuttinger672/
Ruggine672/
Reunier672/
Rusenje672/
Rougeth672/
Rumnier671/
Rumnner671/
Run'nga671/
Rousner671/
Rousney671/
Rutness671/
Runeesh671/
Runestd671/
Rungayt671/
Rungoyt671/
Runje's671/
Runneis671/
Runshie671/
Rugnesh671/
Ruigher671/
Rhunett671/
Raugher671/
Ronnghe671/
Rougger671/
Runsser671/
Rauneet671/
Raunner671/
Reugner671/
R'Ouget671/
Råhauge671/
Rougiet671/
Rouguei671/
Rougues671/
Rousneh671/
Roussingie671/
Ruiguez671/
Rutingi671/
Rhouner671/
Rungnoy671/
Ruuneey671/
Ronggie671/
Runcher671/
Rungnuy671/
Rusnnei671/
Runsett670/
Rausnes670/
Ruggett670/
Runnier670/
Ruthnie670/
Roughet670/
Ruinner670/
Russgie670/
Rougett670/
Ronghey670/
Rungish670/
Runnsey670/
Ruigger670/
Ruthnes670/
Ruiguet670/
Reuness670/
Rounnes670/
Rungist670/
Reunnie670/
Reunetz670/
Reussinger670/
Rounsey670/
Ruinser670/
Rusinschge670/
Ruyness670/
Reunner670/
Ruinsey670/
Rounser670/

Runge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Runge in the Oriya language
ରୁେrue-
Runge in the Marathi language
रुंगेrunge66.67
रूंगेrunge23.08
रूंघेrunghe5.13
रुंगेावतीrungeavati5.13
Runge in the Russian language
Рунгеrunge-

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