Nuñiz Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Peru

Nuñiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuñiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Nuniz (233) & Ñuniz (1) are calculated separately.

Nuñiz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuñiz is most common in Colombia. It can also appear as a variant: Nuniz or Ñuniz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuñiz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nuñiz is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Nuñiz live; 83 percent live in South America and 42 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The surname Nuñiz is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,412,434. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Bolívar Department, where 86 percent live, Atlántico Department, where 7 percent live and Magdalena Department, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia Nuñiz is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 39 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Nuñiz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nuñiz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,274 per year and in Colombia they earn 11.44% less than the national average, earning $20,105,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuniz93233/
Nuñiez914/
Nuñz896/
Ñuniz871/
Nuñéz8011/
Nuñis803/
Niñiz802/
Nuñëz801/
Nuñie801/
Nuñ752/
Nuniez7359/
Nueñez7315/
Nunñez7314/
Nuinez7311/
Nuñnez736/
Nuiñez736/
Nuñezs735/
Nuñezz734/
Nuññez732/
Nuñerz732/
Nnuñez732/
Neuñez731/
Nuñezx731/
Nuuñez731/
Nuñeaz731/
Nuni672,252/

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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 Nuñiz
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