Runye Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Runye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Runye (1,423) may also be a first name.
Runye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Runye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Runye occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Runye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Runye reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,897th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 1,423 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent live, Midlands Province, where 46 percent live and Harare Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Runye exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Singapore, where 7 percent live.
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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 Runye
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