Runsey Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Runsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Runsey Last Name Facts

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

Runsey occurs most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Runsey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Runsey is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Runsey reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Runsey is most common in: Gauteng, where 63 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Runsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Runsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Runsey surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Runsey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Runsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 249.54% more than the national average, earning R 830,640 per year and in United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumnsey924/
Runnsey920/
Rounsey920/
Ruinsey920/
Runse9128/
Runsy910/
Rumsey839,984/
Runser831,058/
Runshe8344/
Runsøe838/
Runsee834/
Runsea834/
Rounsy831/
Runset831/
Rounse831/
Runsie831/
Runcey830/
Ronsey830/
Runnsy830/
Runsay830/
Runzey830/
Runchey77196/
Raunsay7745/
Raunser7738/
Runsawe775/
Rumssey771/
Runshie771/
Raunsae771/
Runsser771/
Runsett770/
Runssay770/
Ronshey770/
Runnsay770/
Ruinser770/
Rounser770/
Runge7330,812/
Runje731,910/
Ronse73730/
Runce73254/
Runze73157/
Runsa7390/
Runsi7316/
Runjy7310/
Runcy735/
Rumsy733/
Ronsy732/
Runzy730/
Rounshue711/
Rounsier711/
Raumnsse711/
Rhunzeyi711/
Ronsse671,242/
Rounce67593/
Runzer67463/
Runcis67220/
Rungis67166/
Runger67155/
Runjes67154/
Roncey6760/
Runsas6745/
Rungee6740/
Runcer6734/
Rungie6729/
Runget6716/
Runsat6716/
Rounge6712/
Runsjø6712/
Ronsei679/
Runjeh677/
Rumsay676/
Ronzey676/
Ruinge675/
Runjay674/
Rungea674/
Runsau673/
Rumser673/
Runchy673/
Runzis672/
Runjed672/
Rumsie671/
Rumsuy671/
Runceu671/
Ruunze671/
Raunsa671/
Ronsee671/
Rumset671/
Ronsie671/
Roense671/
Runges671/
Rounsi671/
Rounzy671/
Runsah671/
Runsap671/
Rouncy670/
Raunce670/
Runzie670/
Roonse670/
Rumssy670/
Ronshe670/
Hronse670/
Rumsee670/
Runche670/
Rundge670/
Rumcey670/
Roonsy670/
Runsha670/
Ruince670/

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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 Runsey
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