Runius Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Runius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Runius (11) may also be a first name.

Runius Last Name Facts

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

Runius occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Runius.

How Common Is The Last Name Runius? popularity and diffusion

The last name Runius is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Runius occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Runius are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The surname Runius is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 200,954. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 59 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside and Jämtland County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Sweden it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungius9210/
Runiuhs922/
Runious921/
Runnious860/
Ronius8375/
Rinius8362/
Runéus834/
Rauniu831/
Roenius7712/
Rouniou774/
Runhaus770/
Runju7361/
Runyu739/
Rugnu732/
Runhu732/
Rounhaus710/
Ronéus6719/
Runhou6712/
Runyou673/
Rugnau671/
Ruunju671/
Rugnuy671/
Runhui671/
Runjau671/
Rungnut6256/
Rounhou622/
Rungnuy621/
Runneos621/
Roungnu621/
Rugnuch621/
Reungnu621/
Runeyhut577/
Rougnaux575/
Raungnuy574/
Reungnui572/
Runyó559/
Rumju551/
Ruméu551/
Raugnauth531/

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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 Runius
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