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 is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. 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. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 16 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Runson is most common in: Michigan, where 94 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Runson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Runson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Runson surname fell 15 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Runson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Runson last name 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
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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 Runson
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