Nuño Surname

23,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Nuño Surname User-submission:

A patronymic surname from the name, Nuño, derived from Latin, nunnus (grandfather) or fromnonnus(chamberlain or squire). First common in Portugal, but quite common in Spain too. It spread troughout Spain and Portugal's former colonies.

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Nuño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico19,1151:6,494780
Spain3,7091:12,6051,459
Argentina3681:116,1519,810
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Chile371:476,12112,335
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Panama141:279,4476,847
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Nuno (15,063), Ñuño (1) & Nuńo (1) are calculated separately.

Nuño (126) may also be a first name.

Nuño Surname Meaning

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A patronymic surname from the name, Nuño, derived from Latin, nunnus (grandfather) or fromnonnus(chamberlain or squire). First common in Portugal, but quite common in Spain too. It spread troughout Spain and Portugal's former colonies. The patronimic given is also Nuñez.

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Nuño Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuño (Georgian: ნუნო, Hindi: नूनो, Marathi: नुनो) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Nuno, Ñuño or Nuńo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuño? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,130th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 310,955 people. Nuño occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Nuño live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Hispano-North America. Nuño is also the 829,183rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 126 people.

The last name Nuño is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 19,115 people, or 1 in 6,494. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Jalisco, where 74 percent reside, Baja California, where 6 percent reside and México, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Mexico it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Nuño Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nuño has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nuño last name expanded 960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuno9215,063/
Ñuño921/
Nuńo921/
Nuñoz89154/
Nunño891/
Nuña7536/
Nunoo6721,151/
Nunoi674,029/
Nguno67833/
Nouno67602/
Nunno67529/
Nungo67322/
Nunoz67274/
Nunot67172/
Nunho6778/
Neuno6774/
Nuñga6746/
Nunoy6745/
Nunos6716/
Numno6716/
Nunyo6710/
Nunio678/
Nunoa677/
Ñuñoz675/
Nauno675/
Nunuo675/
Nuneo674/
Numjo672/
Nunop672/
Nunoj672/
Nunou671/
Nuñaz671/
Nunoh671/
Nunod671/

Nuño Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuño in the Georgian language
ნუნოnuno-
Nuño in the Marathi language
नुनोnuno87.5
नूनोnuno12.5
Nuño in the Hindi language
नूनोnuno75
नुनोnuno25

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