Nunez Surname

3,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Nunez Surname User-submission:

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

Nunez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States102,5671:3,534377
Dominican Republic25,9451:40278
Ecuador6,0551:2,627466
Bolivia5,7691:1,840348
Argentina4,4051:9,703934
Brazil3,0921:69,2352,574
Philippines2,1181:47,7997,782
Uruguay1,9251:1,783222
France1,4871:44,6695,677
Belize1,2441:28634
Mexico1,1601:107,0053,866
Canada9291:39,6624,958
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Colombia4811:99,3223,609
Puerto Rico4181:8,493465
Senegal3911:37,287706
England2981:186,97316,679
Australia2701:99,98411,306
Venezuela2571:117,5264,013
Peru2551:124,6447,209
Belgium2051:56,0819,087
Spain1711:273,40416,997
Germany1681:479,19941,567
Thailand1601:441,49077,308
Switzerland1541:53,3316,932
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Honduras1331:66,2891,416
Guatemala1121:143,5953,344
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Trinidad and Tobago961:14,2081,834
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Italy921:664,74758,468
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Paraguay801:90,4592,176
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Chile731:241,3227,329
India501:15,341,308250,737
Panama501:78,2453,248
Cuba481:240,0574,737
Norway391:131,85317,004
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
Austria371:230,14727,778
Taiwan361:651,2434,752
Japan341:3,760,12635,803
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Cayman Islands301:2,130271
Nicaragua291:207,6242,574
Aruba281:3,696529
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Guam211:7,6251,143
Iceland201:19,0041,557
Gibraltar191:1,787420
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
China171:80,430,6804,441
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Oman61:614,6626,082
Wales61:515,75523,171
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Malta41:107,5681,849
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Palau11:21,643223
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Núnez (61), Ñunez (35), Nuńez (10), Nùnez (5), Nuněz (2), Nunéz (1), Nùñez (176), Ñuñez (52), Nuñéz (11), Núńez (3), Nüñez (3), Nuñëz (1), Núñéz (1) & Ñùñez (1) are calculated separately.

Nunez (1,072) may also be a first name.

Nunez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- enundi

Nunez Last Name Facts

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

Nunez (Russian: Нуньез) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Núnez, Ñunez, Nuńez, Nùnez, Nuněz, Nunéz, Nùñez, Ñuñez, Nuñéz, Núńez, Nüñez, Nuñëz, Núñéz or Ñùñez. For other potential spellings of Nunez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,439th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,803 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Nunez live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 244,199th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,072 people.

The surname Nunez is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 102,567 people, or 1 in 3,534. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 28 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 123 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 16 percent reside and Ecuador, where 4 percent reside.

Nunez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nunez last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nunez last name are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96% being registered with the party.

The amount Nunez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.28% less than the national average, earning €10,728 per year; in Norway they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning 341,399 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.56% more than the national average, earning R 421,944 per year; in United States they earn 14.3% less than the national average, earning $36,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Núnez9361/
Ñunez9335/
Nuńez9310/
Nùnez935/
Nuněz932/
Nunéz931/
Nunhez9177/
Nuniez9159/
Neunez9127/
Nunnez9121/
Nounez9115/
Nunñez9114/
Nugnez9114/
Nuinez9111/
Nuenez9110/
Nuñnez916/
Nunezz914/
Nunerz912/
Nuhnez911/
Nunedz911/
Nuneez911/
Nunexz911/
Nunezc911/
Nunezx911/
Nuynez911/
Nnunez911/
Nunesz911/
Nune8910,384/
Nùñez87176/
Ñuñez8752/
Nuñéz8711/
Núńez873/
Nüñez873/
Nuñëz871/
Nunes801,288,890/
Noune80616/
Nunet80567/
Nunge80493/
Nuune80437/
Ngune80274/
Nuniz80233/
Nunne80232/
Nuner80204/
Nonez80129/
Nuney80119/
Naune8085/
Nuneh8047/
Nunec8035/
Neune8030/
Ninez8030/
Nunee8024/
Nunea8020/
Nunex8019/
Nunie8018/
Nunje808/
Nuned805/
Nugne804/
Nunej803/
Nunei803/
Nnune802/
Nusne802/
Nunhe802/
Nunyz801/
Numne801/
Núñéz801/
Ñùñez801/
Nhune801/
Neunherz77116/
Nunezová772/
Neuner739,658/
Ngoune734,049/
Nouneh733,394/
Nugnes732,512/
Nunner73645/
Nutnet73603/
Nunney73458/
Numnet73267/
Ngunge73238/
Nunneh73224/
Naunje73139/
Nunnes73124/
Nuness7372/
Neunie7369/
Nunhes7367/
Nunies7362/
Nonnez7358/
Neuneu7352/
Neunes7347/
Nounes7327/
Nuneer7327/
Nauner7324/
Nounet7322/
Nougne7320/
Neunje7319/
Nueñez7315/
Ngunne7314/
Nunees7312/
Nunieh7311/
Nungeß7311/
Nunnie739/
Nohune739/
Nuenes738/
Nugnet737/
Ngunee737/
Nouney737/
Nuiñez736/
Hnunet736/
Nunesh735/
Naunei735/
Nnunes735/
Nuines735/
Nuhnes735/
Nuñezs735/
Ngunes734/
Naunes734/
Ngunei734/
Nuunes734/
Nunesd734/
Nuñezz734/
Nuñiez734/
Nusney734/
Nunges733/
Noniez733/
Nuynes732/
Numnes732/
Nunice732/
Nuneas732/
Nusnes732/
Nnunge732/
Nnuñez732/
Nuñerz732/
Nuññez732/
Nounne732/
Nuuner731/
Nauney731/
Neunge731/
Nguney731/
Nouner731/
Ninetz731/
Hnoune731/
Nuneah731/
Nounge731/
Nuneis731/
Nuneed731/
Nunheh731/
Nounei731/
Nounie731/
Nounje731/
Nouëne731/
Naunet731/
Ngaune731/
Nngune731/
Niniez731/
Nuñezx731/
Nuuñez731/
Nuñeaz731/
Ngunjz731/
Hnunes731/
Gnunes731/
Nuneth731/
Nunnet731/
Nounhe731/
Nunead731/
Nhunet731/
Nutney730/
Numney730/
Nuiner730/
Nuna672,840/
None672,508/
Nuni672,252/
Nausner6794/
Nautnes6788/
Nunh6752/
Nuttney6741/
Nungess6729/
N'Goune6727/
Ngungeh6716/
Nunj6715/
Nunuhie6712/
Nuny678/
Nuñz676/
Nounies676/
Nouness675/
Ngounne675/
Gnuneas672/
Nugness672/
Ngouney672/
Nienetz671/
Ngunhei671/
Nuitner671/
Nuneesh671/
Ngunnee671/
Nunesse671/
Nuné671/
Nună671/
Noumgne671/
Nougnie671/
Nuneiss671/
Neunjje671/
Ngounge671/
N'Ounie671/
Nuneshe671/
Neunnet671/
Numnead671/
Numneat671/
Nauness670/
Nunnett670/

Nunez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nunez in the Russian language
Нуньезnunez-

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