Nuñez is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nuñez
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

The son of Nuno.

How popular is Nuñez?

Nuñez is common in United States, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Philippines, Uruguay, France, Belize, Mexico, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Senegal, England, Australia, Venezuela, Peru, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Thailand, Switzerland, Morocco, Honduras, Guatemala.

Nuñez is ranked 3446 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nunezs grew by 38.96 per cent to 125350 since 2000 and ranked 242 after elevating 64 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 92.72 91.21
White 5.28 6.44
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.83 0.8
Black 0.67 0.77
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.26 0.3
Others 0.23 0.47
Nunez is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Belize is ahead in terms of density. Around 162657 people have been found who wears Nunez as their family name. Nunez is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Nuñez:
377 United States102,565
Countries with ten thousands of Nuñez:
78 Dominican Republic25,945
Countries with thousands of Nuñez:
466 Ecuador6,055
348 Bolivia5,769
934 Argentina4,405
2,576 Brazil3,092
7,782 Philippines2,118
222 Uruguay1,925
5,677 France1,487
34 Belize1,244
3,866 Mexico1,160
Countries with hundreds of Nuñez:
4,958 Canada929
6,100 Saudi Arabia716
3,609 Colombia481
465 Puerto Rico418
706 Senegal391
16,679 England298
11,306 Australia270
4,013 Venezuela257
7,209 Peru255
9,087 Belgium205
16,997 Spain171
41,567 Germany168
77,308 Thailand160
6,932 Switzerland154
42,794 Morocco136
1,416 Honduras133
3,344 Guatemala112
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,289 Sweden98
1,834 Trinidad and Tobago96
5,195 Portugal94
58,468 Italy92
26,152 Netherlands92
48,796 South Africa81
2,176 Paraguay80
5,585 Kuwait77
7,329 Chile73
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
250,737 India50
3,248 Panama50
4,737 Cuba48
17,004 Norway39
3,602 Jamaica38
27,778 Austria37
4,752 Taiwan36
35,803 Japan34
7,012 Ireland30
271 Cayman Islands30
2,574 Nicaragua29
529 Aruba28
226,919 Russia28
19,736 Denmark22
1,143 Guam21
1,557 Iceland20
420 Gibraltar19
3,086 French Polynesia18
4,443 China17
23,826 New Zealand17
1,106 United States Virgin Islands15
3,425 Costa Rica14
356,066 Indonesia14
18,211 Singapore13
102,971 Malaysia11
486 Northern Mariana Islands11
19,179 Scotland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
4,903 Angola9
30,726 Qatar9
4,774 Hong Kong8
51,006 United Arab Emirates7
6,082 Oman6
23,171 Wales6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Doctor Jules Nunez from France aboard the Canada from Havre. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in USA on May 4, 1882.

Nuñez Namesakes

  • Joseph Nunez, American actor and comedian most notable for his recurring role as Manche Sanchez on the show 'Prison Break'
  • Robert Nunez, United States musician
  • Alcide Nunez, early American jazz clarinetist
  • Sigrid Nunez, American writer
  • Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and comedian
  • Osvaldo Nunez, member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Elizabeth Nunez, Trinidadian American novelist and distinguished professor of English at Hunter College–CUNY

Nuñez Namesakes

  • Joseph Nunez, American actor and comedian most notable for his recurring role as Manche Sanchez on the show 'Prison Break'
  • Robert Nunez, United States musician
  • Alcide Nunez, early American jazz clarinetist
  • Sigrid Nunez, American writer
  • Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and comedian
  • Osvaldo Nunez, member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Elizabeth Nunez, Trinidadian American novelist and distinguished professor of English at Hunter College–CUNY

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