Runkels Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Runkels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runkels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Runkels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runkels is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Runkels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Runkels is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Runkels live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 42 percent live, Texas, where 33 percent live and Colorado, where 8 percent live.

Runkels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Runkels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Runkels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Runkels last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Runkels earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runkles86636/
Renkels8613/
Rinkels869/
Rynkels861/
Rounkles80176/
Rijnkels8060/
Runklies801/
Runkkles801/
Runckles800/
Runeckles75153/
Rounkales754/
Ronkles711/
Runneckles711/
Runglas711/
Rinkles710/
Rinckls710/
Wrinkles67127/
Runicles6761/
Rinkulis6749/
Rungulis6730/
Runcalis672/
Reynokls672/
Ronkales671/
Renkulis671/
Renkliös671/
Runcales671/
Runacles670/
Rankules670/
Renggels670/
Rinkllas670/
Rankliss670/
Runigles670/

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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 Runkels
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