Runyana Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Runyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Runyana (5) may also be a first name.

Runyana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Runyana is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Runyana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Runyana reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Runyana is also the 5,493,085th most common given name internationally, held by 5 people.

Runyana is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Runyana is most frequent in: Nakasongola District, where 50 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Uganda Runyana is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runyanga93616/
Runiana8632/
Runyani863/
Runyano862/
Runyona861/
Runyange8012/
Rusniana809/
Runianga802/
Rhonyana801/
Runyangi801/
Runyanho801/
Runjani71226/
Ronjana7131/
Runiani7114/
Roniana712/
Runiano712/
Ronyane711/
Ronyani711/
Ronyona710/
Runhany710/
Rumjanna676/
Runyonga675/
Rhonyane673/
Runjangi673/
Runyonyi672/
Runiange671/
Ronjanna671/
Rungnanee631/
Rugnone57152/
Ronjani5751/
Ronjona572/
Ronjane571/
Ronjano571/
Runione570/
Rumjauny5333/

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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 Runyana
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