Runny Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Runny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Runny (704) may also be a first name.

Runny Last Name Facts

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

Runny is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Runny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Runny occurs mostly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Runny are found; 54 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Runny is also the 311,400th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 704 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 71 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 29 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 21 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Runny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Runny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Runny surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runney918/
Runy8959/
Rungnuy831/
Rungnoy831/
Ronny802,570/
Runne80717/
Runey80325/
Runna8094/
Runiy8077/
Runyi8057/
Runni8057/
Rouny8025/
Runyo8010/
Runay808/
Rauny804/
Runoy801/
Reuny801/
Runné801/
Raungnuy774/
Ruingnoy772/
Roungnoy771/
Runner732,404/
Rumney732,316/
Ronney73482/
Rhouny73205/
Runaya73107/
Ronnay7375/
Rungay7350/
Runych7348/
Rauniy7342/
Runnäs7317/
Hrunys7316/
Rounay7312/
Rouney738/
Reuney737/
Ruinys736/
Runnis736/
Runnie735/
Reunna735/
Runnoi734/
Rounni734/
Rhonny733/
Runnet732/
Rauney732/
Rutney732/
Raunni732/
Ruhnna731/
Rugnuy731/
Ronnuy731/
Ruinni731/
Runhay731/
Ruunay731/
Rugney731/
Raunay731/
Rhuney731/
Ruinne730/
Runned730/
Rumniy730/
Ruiney730/
Runnes730/
Rony67116,817/
Runa6738,781/
Runi673,452/
Runyowa671,228/
Rune671,111/
Rungnoi67916/
Hrunych6762/
Runnett6756/
Runh6722/
Runj6721/
Rungner6715/
Rungaya675/
Ruhynys674/
Rungnea674/
Rhounna673/
Rusenni673/
Roonney671/
Rusnnei671/
Rumnner671/
Rousney671/
Runneis671/
Runnish671/
Rhounay671/
Raunner671/
Hronnuy671/
Ruuneey671/
Ruinner670/
Rounnes670/
Reunnie670/
Reunner670/
Rounnis670/

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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
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  • 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 Runny
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