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

The last name Ñanez is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Nanez, Ñáñez, Náñez, Ñàñez or Ñañéz. Click here for further possible spellings of Ñanez.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñanez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ñanez is the 1,882,912th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ñanez live; 99 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Ñanez is most frequent in Colombia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 936,747. In Colombia Ñanez is most prevalent in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 76 percent reside, Capital District, where 16 percent reside and Boyacá Department, where 2 percent reside. Not including Colombia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 18 percent reside.

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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