Runkus Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Runkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runckus9212/
Runkuse927/
Rungkus921/
Runku911,755/
Rungku8321/
Ronkus8314/
Runcus836/
Runkku835/
Ruinku832/
Rumkus831/
Raungku7769/
Rungkos775/
Roungku773/
Rounkou771/
Ronku7314/
Runcu738/
Rungkhut7161/
Rungkhuha6745/
Ronkos6713/
Runcos673/
Runkoe673/
Ronkou671/
Runceu671/
Runcau670/
Rongkos6219/
Roumkou622/
Ronkó5521/
Roncos501/

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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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