Runo Surname

227,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Runo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7401:62,4056,073
Poland4831:78,69312,282
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Ruño (112) are calculated separately.

Runo (1,214) may also be a first name.

Runo Last Name Facts

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

Runo (Hindi: रूनो, Marathi: रुनो, Oriya: ରୁେନା, Russian: Руно) is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms: Ruño. For other possible spellings of Runo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Runo is the 227,044th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,078,089 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Runo reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 227,243rd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,214 people.

The last name Runo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 62,405. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Muranga County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Runo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Runo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 983 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Runo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Runo last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.98% registered with the party.

The amount Runo earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning 294,781 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $52,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruño92112/
Rungo8934,472/
Rugno89157/
Ruhno89149/
Rusno89130/
Runno89101/
Rauno89101/
Runho8986/
Ruuno8913/
Runoi899/
Runod894/
Runoh893/
Runos892/
Rutno892/
Runoy891/
Runoz891/
Reuno891/
Rouno891/
Runoa891/
Rruno891/
Hruno891/
Rungoo80256/
Runnoo80230/
Rutnoo80143/
Ruinho8058/
Rungoi8023/
Rungoh8017/
Runhou8012/
Ruingo805/
Runnoi804/
Rutnoi804/
Rrungo804/
Ruinot802/
Rounno801/
Rounos801/
Runous801/
Ruinos801/
Rougno801/
Roungo801/
Rounou801/
Rumnos801/
Runood801/
Runnoh801/
Rugnoo801/
Hrungo801/
Rahuno801/
Rungou801/
Rungno801/
Ruttno801/
Rousno800/
Runa7538,781/
Rungnoi73916/
Roungou7331/
Raunnos733/
Ruggino732/
Rounhou732/
Raunoop731/
Roumnou731/
Rungnoy731/
Runas671,605/
Runga671,043/
Rusna671,009/
Ruina67925/
Rugna67845/
Rauna67737/
Rouna67554/
Rinoo67342/
Hruna67190/
Runah67180/
Reuna67150/
Runau67115/
Ruena67113/
Rujna6799/
Runna6794/
Ronno6766/
Rinoy6740/
Rinoh6728/
Runat6727/
Ronoy6723/
Ruyna6723/
Ruuna6719/
Rumna6718/
Rinoi6716/
Hrino6715/
Runad6714/
Ronou6713/
Ruhna6711/
Rguna678/
Ronuo675/
Runát675/
Rinuo674/
Rutna673/
Ronoa673/
Ronoi672/
Ruiño672/
Ruingnoy672/
Runap671/
Runaz671/
Roeno671/
Ruñoz671/
Rrono671/
Roungnoy671/
Reungnoi671/
Reungnoo671/

Runo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Runo in the Oriya language
ରୁେନାruena-
Runo in the Marathi language
रुनोruno-
Runo in the Hindi language
रूनोruno53.66
रुनोruno43.9
रूनॊruno2.44
Runo in the Russian language
Руноruno-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Runo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis