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 most common in Peru. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ñunez, Ñùñez, Nunez, Nùñez, Nuñéz, Nuńez, Nüñez, Nuñëz, Núnez, Nùnez, Núńez, Nuněz, Núñéz or Nunéz. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñuñez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ñuñez reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequently held in Peru, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,513,530. In Peru Ñuñez is primarily concentrated in: Cusco Region, where 14 percent are found, Áncash Region, where 10 percent are found and Ayacucho Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than Peru Ñuñez is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

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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