Ñunez Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Ñunez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ñunez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Nunez (162,659), Ñuñez (52), Nùñez (176), Núnez (61), Nuńez (10), Nùnez (5), Nüñez (3), Núńez (3), Nuněz (2), Ñùñez (1), Nunéz (1), Nuñéz (11), Nuñëz (1) & Núñéz (1) are calculated separately.

Ñunez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ñunez is more commonly found in Peru than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Nunez, Ñuñez, Nùñez, Núnez, Nuńez, Nùnez, Nüñez, Núńez, Nuněz, Ñùñez, Nunéz, Nuñéz, Nuñëz or Núñéz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñunez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Ñunez reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 23 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname Ñunez is most common in Peru, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,973,015. In Peru Ñunez is mostly found in: Áncash Region, where 25 percent are found, Huancavelica Region, where 25 percent are found and Junín Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Peru it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Paraguay, where 20 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunez93162,659/
Ñuñez9352/
Nùñez87176/
Núnez8761/
Nuńez8710/
Nùnez875/
Nüñez873/
Núńez873/
Nuněz872/
Ñùñez871/
Nunéz871/
Nuñéz8011/
Ñonez801/
Ñinez801/
Nuñëz801/
Núñéz801/
Ñuniz801/
Ñunes801/
Nunhez7377/
Nuniez7359/
Neunez7327/
Nunnez7321/
Nounez7315/
Nugnez7314/
Nunñez7314/
Nuinez7311/
Nuenez7310/
Nuñnez736/
Nunezz734/
Nunerz732/
Nyunez731/
Nunesz731/
Nnunez731/
Nuynez731/
Nunezx731/
Nunezc731/
Niunez731/
Nunexz731/
Nuneez731/
Nunedz731/
Nuhnez731/
Nune6710,384/
Nieunez6710/

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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 Ñunez
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