Runson Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Runson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Runson (16) may also be a first name.

Runson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Runson occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Runson.

How Common Is The Last Name Runson? popularity and diffusion

Runson is the 4,532,898th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Runson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Runson are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Runson is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Runson is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 94 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Runson occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Runson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Runson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Runson last name contracted 15 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Runson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Runson surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Runson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runsong92242/
Raunson925/
Rounson924/
Runsone920/
Runshon920/
Reunson920/
Runsson920/
Ronson831,890/
Rumson83146/
Runsom833/
Runcon832/
Runsen832/
Runsun831/
Runxon831/
Runjon831/
Runzon830/
Rumsong7788/
Runsang7765/
Runåsen775/
Ronsson773/
Ronshon772/
Reunsom771/
Rumsone771/
Rounsom771/
Rounsen770/
Rounsang718/
Runshang717/
Raunsung712/
Raunsang711/
Runjhoon711/
Rounshousen710/
Runcan672,276/
Ronsen67133/
Runjan6760/
Runjun6751/
Rumjon6722/
Ronsan6722/
Runsum672/
Rautinsen671/
Runzun671/
Rumzon671/
Runzan670/

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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
  • 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 Runson
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