Nuñoz Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Nuñoz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuñoz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Colombia261:1,837,46411,767
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Nunoz (274) & Ñuñoz (5) are calculated separately.

Nuñoz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuñoz is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Nunoz or Ñuñoz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuñoz? popularity and diffusion

Nuñoz is the 1,409,418th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Nuñoz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Nuñoz are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

It is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,182,723. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Guanajuato, where 13 percent live, México, where 13 percent live and Chiapas, where 10 percent live. Beside Mexico Nuñoz occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 20 percent live and Colombia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunoz93274/
Ñuñoz935/
Nueñoz9112/
Nuñoez912/
Nuño8923,436/
Nuñuz8017/
Niñoz804/
Nuñaz801/
Nuños801/
Nunño801/
Nunhoz7310/
Nuenoz736/
Nueños732/
Nuñeaz731/
Nunoez731/
Neunoz731/
Nunouz731/
Nuno6715,063/
Nuña6736/
Ñuño671/
Nuńo671/

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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
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  • 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 Nuñoz
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