Runjak Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Runjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1411:29,9906,167
Slovenia241:103,65311,747
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Runjak Last Name Facts

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

Runjak is found most in Croatia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Runjak.

How Common Is The Last Name Runjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname Runjak is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Runjak are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 29,990. In Croatia Runjak is mostly found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 42 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 22 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Croatia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 14 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raunjak92159/
Rusnjak9232/
Ronjak8333/
Rinjak8320/
Runcak8316/
Runsak837/
Runiak833/
Runyak831/
Rusniak77666/
Rumniak77343/
Runchak77153/
Rungnak7760/
Rusnyak7749/
Runjaic7741/
Hruniak7722/
Rusgnak7718/
Ronijak7715/
Hruncak773/
Rauniak773/
Hronjak771/
Roungnak718/
Rusniack717/
Rusgnack711/
Ronyak67197/
Roniak67115/
Rusynchak6735/
Ronzak6735/
Rusinchak6710/
Runyakova674/
Runhag672/
Ronsak672/
Rumsak671/
Ronjok671/

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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
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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 Runjak
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