Ñanez Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Ñanez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ñanez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia511:936,7478,990
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Nanez (2,345), Ñáñez (9), Náñez (8), Ñàñez (1) & Ñañéz (1) are calculated separately.

Ñanez Last Name Facts

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

Ñanez occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Nanez, Ñáñez, Náñez, Ñàñez or Ñañéz. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñanez? popularity and diffusion

Ñanez is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Ñanez occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ñanez are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 71 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 936,747. In Colombia Ñanez is primarily found in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 76 percent are found, Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Boyacá Department, where 2 percent are found. Beside Colombia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 19 percent are found and Argentina, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanez932,345/
Ñane891/
Ñáñez879/
Náñez878/
Ñàñez871/
Ñañéz871/
Ñanes801/
Ñaniz801/
Ñonez801/
Neanez7396/
Nianez7317/
Naynez734/
Nainez734/
Nhanez731/
Ñiañez731/
Nannez731/
Nanñez731/
Naneez731/
Nane677,454/
Ñana675/

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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 Ñanez
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