Guñez Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Guñez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Gunez (7) & Günez (235) are calculated separately.

Guñez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guñez is held by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gunez or Günez. For other possible spellings of Guñez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guñez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Guñez is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Guñez live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name is most prevalent in Peru, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 31,784,123. In Peru Guñez is primarily found in: Arequipa Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Peru it is found in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunez937/
Guíñez914/
Uñez8913/
Günez87235/
Giñez8024/
Huñez805/
Góñez801/
Gungez7329/
Gaunez732/
Gunnez731/
Guínez731/
Guniez731/
Gune6717,522/
Gunyecz6752/
Guña6738/
Unez6716/
Uñiz672/
Uñes671/

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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 Guñez
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