Runnells Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

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

Runnells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runnells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1931:303,82127,953
Canada431:856,87466,382
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5591:89,8379,274

Runnells (10) may also be a first name.

Runnells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Runnells occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Runnells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runnells? popularity and diffusion

The last name Runnells is the 304,156th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,848,753 people. The surname Runnells is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Runnells live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Runnells is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

Runnells is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,193 people, or 1 in 303,821. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Runnells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Runnells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Runnells last name rose 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Runnells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Runnells are 1.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Runnells earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $41,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $46,081 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reunnells941/
Rounnells940/
Runnelles940/
Runnels936,716/
Runells9315/
Ruinnels882/
Runnelss881/
Rounnels881/
Rounells880/
Runnills880/
Runniels880/
Runuells880/
Ruhnells880/
Rumnells880/
Raunells880/
Runiells880/
Runels86216/
Runnls860/
Ronnels805/
Runnles803/
Rinells801/
Rumnels801/
Ronells800/
Rounels800/
Raunels800/
Ruinels800/
Runuels800/
Runls770/
Runles7142/
Ronels711/
Runils710/
Rinels710/
Roenels670/
Ronnyls670/
Roniels670/
Rumles5793/
Ronles572/
Rumless531/

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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 Runnells
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