Yuñez Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Yuñez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735

The alternate forms: Yunez (593) & Yúnez (1) are calculated separately.

Yuñez Last Name Facts

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

Yuñez has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may appear in the variant forms: Yunez or Yúnez. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuñez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Yuñez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yuñez reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

Yuñez is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 10,685,854. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 50 percent reside, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 25 percent reside and Mendoza Province, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Argentina this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Colombia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yunez93593/
Uñez8913/
Yñez8912/
Yúnez871/
Yañez80171,875/
Yáñez80929/
Yàñez8023/
Juñez803/
Yäñez801/
Yuñes801/
Yåñez801/
Yeñez801/
Yoñez801/
Uañez801/
Yuñ751/
Yunetz7316/
Yañeza7315/
Iyañez735/
Yanñez734/
Yañeez733/
Younez733/
Yañiez732/
Ya Ñez731/
Yaññez731/
Añez6727,161/
Oñez671,572/
Yune67665/
Iñez6720/
Eñez6717/
Unez6716/
Uñaz6715/
Yenz6713/
Ynez678/
Yañez Y676/
Ayuneze674/
Yunz674/
Áñez672/
Yañz672/
Uñiz672/
Uñes671/
Younnez671/

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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 Yuñez
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