Runkus Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Runkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Runkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Runkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Runkus occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Runkus.
How Common Is The Last Name Runkus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Runkus is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Runkus are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 45 percent are found in Luso-South America.
This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Runkus is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 100 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 45 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runckus | 92 | 12 | / |
| Runkuse | 92 | 7 | / |
| Rungkus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Runku | 91 | 1,755 | / |
| Rungku | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ronkus | 83 | 14 | / |
| Runcus | 83 | 6 | / |
| Runkku | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ruinku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rumkus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raungku | 77 | 69 | / |
| Rungkos | 77 | 5 | / |
| Roungku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rounkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ronku | 73 | 14 | / |
| Runcu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rungkhut | 71 | 61 | / |
| Rungkhuha | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ronkos | 67 | 13 | / |
| Runcos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Runkoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ronkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Runceu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Runcau | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rongkos | 62 | 19 | / |
| Roumkou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ronkó | 55 | 21 | / |
| Roncos | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Runkus
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