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 last name Runji (Hindi: रून्जी, Marathi: रुंजी, Oriya: ରୁି) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may 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
The last name Runji is the 386,348th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,929,865 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Runji reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Runji is also the 352,783rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 566 people.
The surname Runji is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 664 people, or 1 in 69,548. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Embu County, where 89 percent are found, Meru County, where 9 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
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
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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 Runji
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