Nunes Surname

398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,288,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Nunes Surname User-submission:

Nunes means, in ancient Portuguese, "son of Nuno". Like "Johnson", in English, means "son of John".

Nunes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,061,8651:20231
Angola72,5661:37264
Portugal62,3041:16730
Mozambique46,3491:588130
United States14,3281:25,2973,184
France6,5371:10,161978
East Timor5,5141:22164
India2,0431:375,46020,144
Canada1,9471:18,9242,662
Venezuela1,8521:16,3091,273
England1,6091:34,6294,578
Spain1,5961:29,2932,997
South Africa1,5811:34,2684,379
Cape Verde1,2821:41371
Argentina9191:46,5113,923
Jamaica6841:4,196575
Switzerland5131:16,0102,622
Germany4231:190,32022,075
Australia4011:67,3218,011
Paraguay3411:21,222844
Netherlands3341:50,5608,670
Belgium3191:36,0405,884
Indonesia2831:467,31238,614
Thailand2151:328,55056,687
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Trinidad and Tobago1991:6,8541,033
São Tomé and Príncipe1871:949147
Uruguay1861:18,4502,093
Suriname1851:2,987486
Swaziland1771:7,334424
Luxembourg1751:3,317429
Namibia1731:13,9272,567
Guyana1571:4,855859
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Cuba1061:108,7053,127
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
Italy751:815,42364,079
Ireland671:70,2834,402
Chile511:345,4219,676
Wales401:77,3636,557
Aruba371:2,797396
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Andorra331:2,541482
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Peru321:993,25418,991
Jersey271:3,674721
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Panama211:186,2985,509
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Norway191:270,64728,127
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Guinea-Bissau161:108,001107
Sweden151:656,45048,545
American Samoa141:3,983910
Finland141:392,62226,475
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Macau121:50,136372
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
China111:124,301,9616,553
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

The alternate forms: Nunès (12), Núnes (1), Nunés (1), Ñunes (1), Ñuñes (5), Núñes (3) & Nùñes (1) are calculated separately.

Nunes (12,141) may also be a first name.

Nunes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nunes means, in ancient Portuguese, "son of Nuno". Like "Johnson", in English, means "son of John".

- espadachim

This surname comes from the word nueve, meaning '9' in Spanish.

- enundi

Nunes is a Portuguese surname equivalent to the Spanish Núñez.

- blueoddish

Nunes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nunes (Arabic: نونس, Hindi: नुनेस, Marathi: नुनीस, Russian: Нуньес) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Nunès, Núnes, Nunés, Ñunes, Ñuñes, Núñes or Nùñes. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 398th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,654 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Nunes reside; 83 percent reside in South America and 82 percent reside in Luso-South America. Nunes is also the 53,730th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,141 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1,061,865 people, or 1 in 202. In Brazil Nunes is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 8 percent live. Outside of Brazil it is found in 131 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 6 percent live and Portugal, where 5 percent live.

Nunes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nunes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nunes last name rose 6,955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 11,493 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 6,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nunes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nunes surname are 43.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Nunes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.18% more than the national average, earning €39,995 per year; in Norway they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning 349,704 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.38% more than the national average, earning R 450,036 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunès9312/
Núnes931/
Nunés931/
Ñunes931/
Nugnes912,512/
Nunnes91124/
Nuness9172/
Nunhes9167/
Nunies9162/
Neunes9147/
Nounes9127/
Nunees9112/
Nuenes918/
Nunesh915/
Nnunes915/
Nuines915/
Nuhnes915/
Ngunes914/
Naunes914/
Nuunes914/
Nunesd914/
Nunges913/
Nuynes912/
Numnes912/
Nuneas912/
Nusnes912/
Nuneis911/
Hnunes911/
Gnunes911/
Nunesz911/
Nune8910,384/
Ñuñes875/
Núñes873/
Nùñes871/
Nautnes8388/
Nungess8329/
Nounies836/
Nouness835/
Gnuneas832/
Nugness832/
Nuneesh831/
Nunesse831/
Nuneiss831/
Nuneshe831/
Nauness830/
Nunez80162,659/
Nones803,942/
Nunis802,364/
Noune80616/
Nunet80567/
Nunge80493/
Nuune80437/
Nines80397/
Ngune80274/
Nunne80232/
Nuner80204/
Nuney80119/
Naune8085/
Nuneh8047/
Nunec8035/
Neune8030/
Nunee8024/
Nunea8020/
Nunex8019/
Nunie8018/
Nunje808/
Nuned805/
Nugne804/
Nunej803/
Nunei803/
Nnune802/
Nusne802/
Nunhe802/
Nunís801/
Numne801/
Nhune801/
Nunhs801/
Nunesová771/
Neuner739,658/
Ngoune734,049/
Nouneh733,394/
Nunner73645/
Nutnet73603/
Nunney73458/
Numnet73267/
Ngunge73238/
Nunneh73224/
Naunje73139/
Nounis73121/
Nunish7395/
Nunhez7377/
Neunie7369/
Nuniez7359/
Neuneu7352/
Naunis7351/
Nonies7346/
Noones7342/
Niness7335/
Neunez7327/
Nuneer7327/
Nauner7324/
Nounet7322/
Nunnez7321/
Nuniss7321/
Nugnis7320/
Ninesh7320/
Nougne7320/
Neunje7319/
Nounez7315/
Ngunne7314/
Nunñez7314/
Nugnez7314/
Nuinez7311/
Nunieh7311/
Nungeß7311/
Nuenez7310/
Nunnie739/
Nohune739/
Nienes738/
Nugnet737/
Ngunee737/
Nouney737/
Nunnis736/
Nuñnez736/
Noneis736/
Hnunet736/
Naunei735/
Nuñezs735/
Nunezz734/
Ngunei734/
Nusney734/
Nunais734/
Nineas733/
Nunice732/
Nnunge732/
Nounne732/
Nunerz732/
Nuuner731/
Nauney731/
Neunge731/
Nguney731/
Noenes731/
Nouner731/
Nuhnez731/
Nunedz731/
Nuneez731/
Nunexz731/
Hnoune731/
Nuneah731/
Nounge731/
Ninies731/
Nuneed731/
Nunezc731/
Nunezx731/
Nunheh731/
Nounei731/
Nounie731/
Nounje731/
Nouëne731/
Nueñes731/
Naunet731/
Ngaune731/
Nngune731/
Nuynez731/
Noness731/
Nnunez731/
Nonesh731/
Nuneth731/
Nunnet731/
Nunuis731/
Nounhe731/
Nunead731/
Nhunet731/
Nutney730/
Numney730/
Nuiner730/
Nuna672,840/
None672,508/
Nuni672,252/
Nausner6794/
Nonnies6792/
Nunh6752/
Nuttney6741/
N'Goune6727/
Ngungeh6716/
Nunj6715/
Nunuhie6712/
Nounnis6710/
Niehnes679/
Nuny678/
Ngounne675/
Nunaais673/
Ngouney672/
Ngunhei671/
Nuitner671/
Ngunnee671/
Nungish671/
Nuné671/
Nună671/
Noumgne671/
Nougnie671/
Neunjje671/
Ngounge671/
N'Ounie671/
Nonneys671/
Neunnet671/
Numnead671/
Numneat671/
Nienhes671/
Nauniss670/
Nunnios670/
Nunhuis670/
Nunnett670/

Nunes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nunes in the Hindi language
नुनेसnunesa-
Nunes in the Marathi language
नुनीसnunisa46.78
नूनीसnunisa12.39
नुिनसnuinasa8.8
नुनेसnunesa7.66
न्युनसn'yunasa6.76
न्युनीसn'yunisa4.07
न्युन्सn'yunsa3.26
नूिनसnuinasa2.12
नुनसnunasa0.49
नुन्सnunsa0.49
युनेसyunesa0.33
नूनnuna0.33
नूनेसnunesa0.16
युंसyunsa0.16
नुणीसnunisa0.16
नूनसnunasa0.16
Nunes in the Russian language
Нуньесnunes-
Nunes in the Arabic language
نونسnwns-

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