Runyiri Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Runyiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Runyiri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Runyiri Last Name Facts

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

Runyiri is most common in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Runyiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runyiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Runyiri live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runyeri864/
Runieri861/
Runyere7127/
Runiera711/
Runheri711/
Runyera711/
Ronieri711/
Runiere711/
Roungeri67174/
Roniere577/
Ronjira571/
Runjera571/
Runhere571/
Rungere571/
Reungere5339/
Ronniere531/
Ronihere531/
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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 Runyiri
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