Runjić Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Runjić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runjić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3171:13,3392,600
Bosnia and Herzegovina601:58,9406,787
Serbia221:324,77015,940

The alternate forms: Runjic (7) are calculated separately.

Runjić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runjić is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Runjic. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Runjić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Runjić is the 727,600th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name Runjić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Runjić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 13,339. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 65 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 23 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent reside and Serbia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runjic947/
Runjaić92178/
Runji91919/
Raunji83128/
Runjie8311/
Runjiy834/
Runjit832/
Runjai831/
Runjith7746/
Runjaic7741/
Reunjit774/
Runjaia771/
Raunjai771/
Runje731,910/
Runja73675/
Ronji73397/
Rumji7360/
Runie7353/
Runhi7312/
Runjy7310/
Runjes67154/
Rumjit6786/
Runiec6733/
Reunie6731/
Rungie6729/
Runyit6722/
Runija6720/
Ronjit6718/
Runjeh677/
Runnie675/
Runier675/
Runies674/
Runyih674/
Runjay674/
Runjed672/
Rugnai672/
Runjha672/
Rounie672/
Runhui671/
Rumjai671/
Roumji671/
Raunie671/
Runiyo671/
Runiez671/
Rungei671/
Runsic670/

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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 Runjić
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