Runyoro Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Runyoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Runyoro 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
Tanzania6701:79,0178,137
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Runyoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Runyoro is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Runyoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 460,168th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. The surname Runyoro is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Runyoro are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 670 people, or 1 in 79,017. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 49 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 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
Runyora8676/
Runyaros801/
Runyohora753/
Rungero712/
Runyara711/
Reunero711/
Reungnaro631/
Runera625/
Rungera572/
Rungira571/
Runjara571/
Runiera571/
Rumhoira531/
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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 Runyoro
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