Peña Nuñez Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Peña Nuñez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peña Nuñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Chile31:5,872,15852,204

The alternate forms: Pena Nunez (1) are calculated separately.

Peña Nuñez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peña Nuñez is borne by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Pena Nunez. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peña Nuñez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peña Nuñez is the 2,555,468th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peña Nuñez are found; 95 percent are found in Caribbean and 95 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

It is most commonly occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 193,202. Beside The Dominican Republic Peña Nuñez occurs in one country. It is also common in Chile, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pena Nunez931/
Piña Nuñez903/
Penanunez742/
Pena Nunes708/
Pena-Nunez705/
Pino Nuñez702/
Puno Nuñez701/
Penha Nunes6725/
Penna Nunes6712/
Bueno Nuñez671/

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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 Peña Nuñez
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