Ñuñez Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Ñuñez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ñuñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Ñunez (35), Ñùñez (1), Nunez (162,659), Nùñez (176), Nuñéz (11), Nuńez (10), Nüñez (3), Nuñëz (1), Núnez (61), Nùnez (5), Núńez (3), Nuněz (2), Núñéz (1) & Nunéz (1) are calculated separately.

Ñuñez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ñuñez is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ñunez, Ñùñez, Nunez, Nùñez, Nuñéz, Nuńez, Nüñez, Nuñëz, Núnez, Nùnez, Núńez, Nuněz, Núñéz or Nunéz. Click here for other potential spellings of Ñuñez.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñuñez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Ñuñez occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ñuñez reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America.

The last name is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,513,530. In Peru Ñuñez is mostly found in: Cusco Region, where 14 percent live, Áncash Region, where 10 percent live and Ayacucho Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Peru this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 21 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñunez9335/
Ñùñez931/
Nunez87162,659/
Nùñez87176/
Nuñéz8711/
Nuńez8710/
Nüñez873/
Nuñëz871/
Núnez8061/
Ñuñes805/
Nùnez805/
Núńez803/
Nuněz802/
Núñéz801/
Nunéz801/
Nueñez7315/
Nunñez7314/
Nuñnez736/
Nuiñez736/
Nuñezs735/
Nuñiez734/
Nuñezz734/
Nuññez732/
Nuñerz732/
Nnuñez732/
Nuñeaz731/
Nuuñez731/
Nuñezx731/
Níuñez731/
Njuñez731/
Neuñez731/
Nuñz676/

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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 Ñuñez
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