Runyu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Runyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Runyu (125) may also be a first name.

Runyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Runyu (Russian: Рунью) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Runyu is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Runyu are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Runyu is also the 832,731st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 125 people.

The last name Runyu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Runyu is mostly found in: Nakuru County, where 57 percent reside, Makueni County, where 14 percent reside and Muranga County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runyou913/
Runju8061/
Runyó809/
Ronyu803/
Rugnu802/
Runhu802/
Runeyhut777/
Runius7354/
Runhou7312/
Runéus734/
Runjau731/
Runhui731/
Rugnuy731/
Ruunju731/
Rauniu731/
Rugnau731/
Rungnut6756/
Rouniou674/
Rounhou672/
Runiuhs672/
Reungnu671/
Rugnuch671/
Rungnuy671/
Roungnu671/
Rougnaux625/
Raungnuy624/
Reungnui622/
Ruméu601/
Rumju601/
Raugnauth571/

Runyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Runyu in the Russian language
Руньюrunu-

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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 Runyu
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