Nuñuz Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Argentina

Nuñuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuñuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Nunuz (78) are calculated separately.

Nuñuz Last Name Facts

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

Nuñuz is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Nunuz. For other potential spellings of Nuñuz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuñuz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Nuñuz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Nuñuz are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 41 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 12,654,778. In The Philippines Nuñuz is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 25 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 25 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 29 percent are found and Peru, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunuz9378/
Nuñuez916/
Nuñuza911/
Nuñz896/
Nuñez801,074,594/
Nuñoz80154/
Nuñiz8036/
Nañuz8035/
Nuñéz8011/
Nuñze801/
Neñuz801/
Nueñz801/
Nuñaz801/
Nuñëz801/
Nuñeza732,409/
Nunuez7334/
Nueñez7315/
Nunñez7314/
Nueñoz7312/
Nuiñez736/
Nuñnez736/
Nuñezz734/
Nuñiez734/
Nuñiza733/
Nunuze733/
Nuññez732/
Nuñoez732/
Nuanuz732/
Nunuza732/
Nnuñez732/
Neuñez731/
Nunouz731/
Nuañez731/
Nuñeaz731/
Nuñaza731/
Nuuñez731/
Nuñezo731/
Nuñeze731/
Níuñez731/
N Uñez731/
Nu Ñez731/
Nunu6725,450/
Nunz67102/
Nuñez y6754/
Nuñez A675/
Nuñez E671/
Nañz671/
Noñz671/
Nunuuza671/

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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 Nuñuz
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