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

The last name Runny occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Runny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Runny is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Runny live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 311,400th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 704 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Runny is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 71 percent live and Western Highlands, where 29 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Runny exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Runny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Runny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Runny surname fell 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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