Running Surname
Approximately 2,806 people bear this surname
Running Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,108 | 1:171,944 | 17,341 |
| Canada | 465 | 1:79,238 | 8,877 |
| New Zealand | 87 | 1:52,050 | 8,333 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:612,423 | 40,920 |
The alternate forms: Rünning (1) are calculated separately.
Running (6,167) may also be a first name.
Running Demographics
Running Political Affiliation
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Running Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Running Come From? nationality or country of origin
Running is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Rünning. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Running? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 156,103rd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,597,130 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Running are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 84,180th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 6,167 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,108 people, or 1 in 171,944. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 19 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.
Running Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Running has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Running last name expanded 2,571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 825 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Running Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Running last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Running last name are 4.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.09% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Running earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $47,810 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rünning | 95 | 1 | / |
| Runnings | 93 | 111 | / |
| Runninng | 93 | 2 | / |
| Reunning | 93 | 1 | / |
| Runing | 92 | 209 | / |
| Runnin | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ronning | 86 | 3,325 | / |
| Runnion | 86 | 891 | / |
| Reuning | 86 | 238 | / |
| Rusning | 86 | 76 | / |
| Rauning | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ruining | 86 | 11 | / |
| Reunnin | 86 | 4 | / |
| Runingh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Runging | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rumning | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruening | 86 | 0 | / |
| Runings | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rouning | 86 | 0 | / |
| Runin | 83 | 489 | / |
| Roenning | 80 | 38 | / |
| Roning | 77 | 727 | / |
| Rining | 77 | 431 | / |
| Runina | 77 | 212 | / |
| Rungin | 77 | 136 | / |
| Runeng | 77 | 116 | / |
| Rutnin | 77 | 63 | / |
| Rusnin | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ronnin | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ruynin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rounin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Reunin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ruinin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rugnin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Runnen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raunin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruunin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rungnim | 71 | 145 | / |
| Roening | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ronneng | 71 | 38 | / |
| Rungnen | 71 | 18 | / |
| Reunina | 71 | 17 | / |
| Rusneng | 71 | 11 | / |
| Rinieng | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ruynina | 71 | 3 | / |
| Roninng | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ruunion | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hrunina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hroning | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruinina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruinint | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roungin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rhining | 71 | 0 | / |
| Runnyon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Riening | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rooning | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ronin | 67 | 1,795 | / |
| Runen | 67 | 71 | / |
| Roehning | 67 | 22 | / |
| Runim | 67 | 13 | / |
| Runyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Roejning | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reunyong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruenoeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Runín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rroening | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Running
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