Runji Surname
Approximately 919 people bear this surname
Runji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 664 | 1:69,548 | 6,615 |
| Tanzania | 199 | 1:266,038 | 21,128 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Runji (566) may also be a first name.
Runji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Runji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Runji (Hindi: रून्जी, Marathi: रुंजी, Oriya: ରୁି) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Runji? popularity and diffusion
Runji is the 386,348th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,929,865 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Runji live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Runji is also the 352,783rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 566 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 664 people, or 1 in 69,548. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Embu County, where 89 percent reside, Meru County, where 9 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Runji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Runji in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁି | rui | 78.26 |
| ରୁଂଜି | runji | 8.7 |
| ରୂି | rui | 4.35 |
| ରୂଚ୍ି | ruci | 4.35 |
| ରୁଚ୍ି | ruci | 4.35 |
| Runji in the Marathi language | ||
| रुंजी | runji | 77.78 |
| रूंजी | runji | 22.22 |
| Runji in the Hindi language | ||
| रून्जी | runji | 54.55 |
| रूंजी | runji | 27.27 |
| रुनजी | runaji | 9.09 |
| रुंजी | runji | 9.09 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Runji
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