Runnels Surname
Approximately 6,716 people bear this surname
Runnels Surname User-submission:
The Runnels surname derives from runnel, meaning 'small stream down a mountainside'.
Runnels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,661 | 1:54,415 | 6,496 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,686 | 1:29,786 | 3,616 |
Runnels (21) may also be a first name.
Runnels Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Runnels surname derives from runnel, meaning 'small stream down a mountainside'.
- pattyannRunnels Demographics
Average Male Runnels Height
177.06 cm
Average Female Runnels Height
163.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Runnels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Runnels Come From? nationality or country of origin
Runnels is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Runnels? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 73,327th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,085,102 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Runnels reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 21 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 6,661 people, or 1 in 54,415. In The United States it is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Runnels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Runnels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Runnels surname expanded 395 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Runnels Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Runnels last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Runnels earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.6% less than the national average, earning $39,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.54% more than the national average, earning $72,310 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 93 | 1,246 | / |
| Ruinnels | 93 | 2 | / |
| Runnelss | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rounnels | 93 | 1 | / |
| Runniels | 93 | 0 | / |
| Runels | 92 | 216 | / |
| Runnls | 92 | 0 | / |
| Reunnells | 88 | 1 | / |
| Runnelles | 88 | 0 | / |
| Rounnells | 88 | 0 | / |
| Runells | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ronnels | 86 | 5 | / |
| Runnles | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rumnels | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rounels | 86 | 0 | / |
| Raunels | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ruinels | 86 | 0 | / |
| Runuels | 86 | 0 | / |
| Runls | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ruhnells | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rounells | 80 | 0 | / |
| Runnills | 80 | 0 | / |
| Runuells | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rumnells | 80 | 0 | / |
| Raunells | 80 | 0 | / |
| Runiells | 80 | 0 | / |
| Runles | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ronels | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rinels | 77 | 0 | / |
| Runils | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rinells | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ronells | 71 | 0 | / |
| Roenels | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ronnyls | 71 | 0 | / |
| Roniels | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rumles | 62 | 93 | / |
| Ronles | 62 | 2 | / |
| Rumless | 57 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Runnels
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