Runker Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Runker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Rünker (87) are calculated separately.

Runker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runker is found most in Ireland. It may appear in the variant forms: Rünker. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Runker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Runker is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Runker live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland Runker is most frequent in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Ireland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 25 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rünker9487/
Runåker926/
Runkerd921/
Runkier920/
Runcker920/
Runke91863/
Ruhnke833,159/
Rumker83214/
Runkes83149/
Runkee8375/
Runcer8334/
Rounke8334/
Runkey8320/
Ronker8317/
Rhunke8316/
Rungke8315/
Raunke835/
Runhke835/
Runcke834/
Runkeh831/
Runkie831/
Rumnke831/
Runket830/
Runngkerd801/
Roenker77175/
Roncker776/
Rusinke775/
Rusynke772/
Runcher771/
Ruhnkey770/
Runketh770/
Ronke73634/
Runce73254/
Runka73193/
Runqe7312/
Runki737/
Runky731/
Raunkjær71197/
Ronckier7115/
Raunkiær716/
Russinke715/
Reungked714/
Roungked711/
Rauchencker711/
Reungket711/
Runquert710/
Rumkerdt710/
Rounce67593/
Runque67131/
Runkit6797/
Reumke6773/
Hrunka6768/
Roenke6739/
Roncke6735/
Rungka6733/
Rongke6723/
Runkis6717/
Rungki6714/
Rounki6710/
Ronkei674/
Reunka673/
Rhunqe672/
Rungqe672/
Ronkie672/
Ronkey671/
Ruhnky671/
Raunki671/
Hronke671/
Runkka671/
Ruhnki671/
Rumkes671/
Rounka671/
Raunce670/
Runcey670/
Ruimke670/
Runche670/
Rounky670/
Ruince670/
Ronkee670/

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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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  • 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 Runker
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