How common is the last name Nunez?

128,895 people in the United States have the last name Nunez, about 1 in 2,319. It ranks #228 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NUNEZ

#228

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
128,895
About
1 in 2,319
This common or more
23.8%
Who bears it

Of the 128,895 people with the last name Nunez, 92.3% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% as White and 1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Nunez

#226 Carroll · 129,163#227 Delgado · 128,967#229 Cunningham · 128,869#230 George · 127,488

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Nunez, most common first.

#2,889 Nunes · 12,149#50,632 Nunoz · 446#68,578 Nuanez · 309#90,519 Numez · 219

Also a first name

As a first name, Nunez ranks #50,640 of 53,615, with 118 people. See Nunez as a first name

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