Runkel Surname
Approximately 5,467 people bear this surname
Runkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,834 | 1:20,998 | 2,800 |
| United States | 1,448 | 1:250,317 | 23,811 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 313 | 1:160,443 | 14,661 |
Runkel (21) may also be a first name.
Runkel Demographics
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Runkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Runkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Runkel (Russian: Рункель) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Runkel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Runkel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 87,935th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,333,006 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Runkel live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,834 people, or 1 in 20,998. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Runkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Runkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Runkel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Runkel surname are 25.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.59% registered with the party.
The amount Runkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 343.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,054,150 per year; in United States they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $46,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $55,834 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Runkel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Runkel in the Russian language | ||
| Рункель | runkel | - |
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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 Runkel
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