Surname Runko in modern Croatia

Runko families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Labin.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Runko live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Pula (40), Labin (10), Pazin (10), and in Krsan (<10) and Lazarici (<10) in Labin area.

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (13), Australia (2), the United Kingdom (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Runko (including: Runco , Runcio and Ruenko ) is present in 21 countries on four continents. The family name "Runko " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Runco " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 400 in Argentina , and some 300 people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Runko, Valdi Runko, Sebastijan Runko, Vladimir Runko, Igor Runko, Mario Runko, Alesandro Runko, Silvana Runko, Nevenka Runko, Paolo Runko, Nensi Runko, Irena Runko, Klaudio Runko, Denis Runko, Ružica Runko, Mia Runko, Diana Runko, Danijela Runko, Leonida Runko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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