Runner Surname

177,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,404 people bear this surname

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

Runner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1061:172,10817,354
France661:1,006,405112,047
Canada471:783,94961,790
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
India121:63,922,115578,870
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China51:273,464,31313,838
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4871:103,11810,416

The alternate forms: Rünner (1) are calculated separately.

Runner (128) may also be a first name.

Runner Last Name Facts

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

Runner is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Rünner. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Runner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 177,824th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,031,425 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Runner reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 821,896th most numerous first name globally It is held by 128 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,106 people, or 1 in 172,108. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 12 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Runner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Runner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Runner last name expanded 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Runner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Runner are 23.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Runner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $39,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.74% more than the national average, earning $57,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rünner941/
Rungner9215/
Rumnner921/
Raunner921/
Runnier920/
Ruinner920/
Reunner920/
Runne91717/
Runer91318/
Rauner832,244/
Ronner831,484/
Rutner83374/
Reuner83301/
Rujner83270/
Ruiner83200/
Runger83155/
Rouner83154/
Ruhner8370/
Rugner8330/
Rusner8313/
Runney838/
Runert837/
Runere836/
Hruner836/
Runnie835/
Runier835/
Runnet832/
Rumner831/
Ruinne830/
Runnes830/
Ruyner830/
Ruener830/
Rhuner830/
Runned830/
Rune801,111/
Ruthner77726/
Ruttner77541/
Rautner77343/
Reutner77335/
Raunier77181/
Reunert77107/
Routner7767/
Runnett7756/
Runherd7755/
Runeare7750/
Rausner7731/
Reusner7729/
Ruinier7729/
Roenner7723/
Raunert7718/
Rounier7718/
Ruitner7711/
Ruhnert7710/
Rudtner778/
Runhert777/
Rhonner774/
Rungnea774/
Hrunert774/
Ronnier773/
Reunier772/
Rousner771/
Runhere771/
Runneis771/
Raunear771/
Reugner771/
Rhouner771/
Rusnnei771/
Ruinerd770/
Rounnes770/
Reunnie770/
Rumnert770/
Ruehner770/
Runge7330,812/
Riner734,275/
Runje731,910/
Ronne731,118/
Roner73965/
Runes73801/
Rumne73443/
Runey73325/
Runez73132/
Runna7394/
Raune7371/
Runni7357/
Runie7353/
Ruhne7343/
Rugne7340/
Runet7335/
Rusne7331/
Ruine7329/
Runny7328/
Runea7327/
Roune7325/
Rünne7323/
Runhe7320/
Ruyne7319/
Runeh7317/
Runei7311/
Runér739/
Runed739/
Runee738/
Rhune737/
Rüner737/
Rutne731/
Reune731/
Róner731/
Ruune731/
Runné731/
Runøe731/
Runep730/
Reuthner7193/
Ruchenne7128/
Runnestø7125/
Runearth7112/
Reuttner716/
Raungnet713/
Ruithner712/
Rousneir711/
Hrungnir711/
Rauthner711/
Reungnet711/
Ronnie674,132/
Rumney672,316/
Riener671,869/
Rineer671,336/
Rhiner671,101/
Runets67657/
Ronney67482/
Rinier67357/
Rünger67309/
Rügner67283/
Rinear67281/
Reunir67218/
Reunes67208/
Ruinet67196/
Rihner67180/
Rutnee67172/
Ronnei67110/
Raunet67110/
Roenne6779/
Rhoner6767/
Raunerová6760/
Ruijne6750/
Rusnes6744/
Rugnes6736/
Reunie6731/
Ruinea6728/
Rooner6726/
Runnäs6717/
Roener6713/
Rougne6713/
Rounge6712/
Ronier6711/
Rouney678/
Runett677/
Reuney677/
Runnis676/
Runesh675/
Ruinge675/
Reunna675/
Runhed675/
Raunei675/
Runyor674/
Rumnet674/
Runnoi674/
Rounni674/
Ronher674/
Ruinerová673/
Ronnir672/
Rounie672/
Raunni672/
Rhuyne672/
Rutney672/
Rahune672/
Rauney672/
Rusnee672/
Rounes671/
Runees671/
Runior671/
Rugnet671/
Ruhnna671/
Raumne671/
Raunir671/
Ronnee671/
Ruines671/
Rhuney671/
Rounet671/
Raunerova671/
Raunie671/
Reuneu671/
Reutne671/
Rinher671/
Rounir671/
Rugney671/
Rhoune671/
Ruinni671/
Ruhneu671/
Rauneh671/
Raunes671/
Reunei671/
Rhonne670/
Ruiney670/
Rineir670/
Runeph670/
Rouned670/
Rumnez670/
Rhumne670/
Reunet670/
Rumher670/
Rineur670/
Runair670/
Hroner670/
Ruynet670/

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Runner Reference & Research

Runner FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Runner
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