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

Ñunez is more frequently found in Peru than any other country/territory. It may occur 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 Ñunez.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñunez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Ñunez are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 23 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most commonly held in Peru, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,973,015. In Peru Ñunez is primarily found in: Áncash Region, where 25 percent reside, Huancavelica Region, where 25 percent reside and Junín Region, where 25 percent reside. Other than Peru this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Paraguay, where 20 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 11 percent reside.

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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