Antuñez Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Antuñez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Antuñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Antunez (66,271), Antúnez (307), Antùnez (4) & Antunéz (1) are calculated separately.

Antuñez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Antuñez is held by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Antunez, Antúnez, Antùnez or Antunéz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Antuñez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Antuñez are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 49 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most numerous in Argentina, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,042,522. In Argentina Antuñez is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 71 percent live, Santa Fe Province, where 22 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 2 percent live. Barring Argentina this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 38 percent live and Nicaragua, where 6 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
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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 Antuñez
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