Nuńez Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Nuńez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuńez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Nunez (162,659), Núńez (3), Nùñez (176), Núnez (61), Ñuñez (52), Ñunez (35), Nuñéz (11), Nùnez (5), Nüñez (3), Nuněz (2), Nuñëz (1), Nunéz (1), Núñéz (1) & Ñùñez (1) are calculated separately.

Nuńez Last Name Facts

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

Nuńez is found most in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant: Nunez, Núńez, Nùñez, Núnez, Ñuñez, Ñunez, Nuñéz, Nùnez, Nüñez, Nuněz, Nuñëz, Nunéz, Núñéz or Ñùñez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuńez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nuńez is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Nuńez reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The surname Nuńez is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 41,375,402. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Jalisco, where 67 percent live and Nayarit, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico Nuńez occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Colombia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunez93162,659/
Núńez933/
Nùñez87176/
Núnez8761/
Ñuñez8752/
Ñunez8735/
Nuñéz8711/
Nùnez875/
Nüñez873/
Nuněz872/
Nuñëz871/
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Núñéz801/
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Nunhez7377/
Nuniez7359/
Neunez7327/
Nunnez7321/
Nounez7315/
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Nunñez7314/
Nugnez7314/
Nuinez7311/
Nuenez7310/
Nuiñez736/
Nuñnez736/
Nuñezs735/
Nunyez735/
Nunezz734/
Nuñiez734/
Nuñezz734/
Nuññez732/
Nnuñez732/
Nuñerz732/
Nunerz732/
Nuñeaz731/
Nuhnez731/
Nunedz731/
Nuneez731/
Nunexz731/
Nunezc731/
Nunezx731/
Neuñez731/
Nuñezx731/
Nuuñez731/
Nunesz731/
Nnunez731/
Nuynez731/
Nune6710,384/
Nuñz676/

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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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  • 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 Nuńez
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