Runkes Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Runkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1491:309,93219,396
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Runkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Runkes is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Runkes are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Runkes is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 309,932. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent reside and Narok County, where 1 percent reside.

Runkes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runke91863/
Ruhnke833,159/
Ronkes83237/
Runkee8375/
Rounke8334/
Runkey8320/
Runkis8317/
Rhunke8316/
Rungke8315/
Runhke835/
Raunke835/
Runcke834/
Runker834/
Runkie831/
Rumkes831/
Rumnke831/
Runkeh831/
Runket830/
Runkist779/
Runåker776/
Rusinke775/
Runques774/
Rusynke772/
Runcker770/
Runketh770/
Ruhnkey770/
Ronke73634/
Runce73254/
Runka73193/
Runqe7312/
Runki737/
Runky731/
Russinke715/
Reungked714/
Reungket711/
Roungked711/
Runquest710/
Rounce67593/
Runcis67220/
Rumker67214/
Runque67131/
Runkit6797/
Reumke6773/
Hrunka6768/
Roenke6739/
Roncke6735/
Rungka6733/
Rongke6723/
Rungki6714/
Rounki6710/
Ronkis6710/
Ronkys674/
Ronkei674/
Reunka673/
Ronkie672/
Rungqe672/
Rhunqe672/
Ruhnki671/
Rumkis671/
Rounka671/
Ronqes671/
Runkka671/
Runqueist671/
Ruhnky671/
Raunki671/
Hronke671/
Ronkey671/
Runcey670/
Raunce670/
Ruimke670/
Runche670/
Rounky670/
Ruince670/
Rounquest670/
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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  • 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 Runkes
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