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    The surname Nunes

    A surname, carried by 12,191 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex N520

    Nunes: #2,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Nunes #2,942, 12,191 people Nunes: #2,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nunes #2,942, 12,191 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nunes is more common than 98.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,191 people named Nunes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,326 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,081.

    #2,942
    rank among US surnames
    12,191
    people in 2010
    4.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10%
    change since 2000 (was #2,993)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,937Graber12,20425,299
    #2,939Farnsworth12,20325,301
    #2,940Herrick12,20225,303
    #2,942Nunes12,19125,326

    Who is named Nunes

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    70% of people named Nunes identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Nuness

    21 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Amanda Nunes
      Brazilian mixed martial artist, born 1988
    • Devin Nunes
      American politician, CEO of Trump Media, born 1973
    • Alessandro Nunes
      Brazilian association football player, born 1982
    • Gabriel Braga Nunes
      Brazilian actor, born 1972
    • Fábio Nunes
      Brazilian association football player, born 1980
    • Paulo Nunes
      Brazilian footballer, born 1971
    • Gabi Nunes
      Brazilian association football player, born 1997
    • Diego Nunes
      Brazilian racing driver, born 1986
    • Laís Nunes
      Brazilian amateur wrestler, born 1992
    • Aloysio Nunes
      Brazilian politician and lawyer, born 1945
    • Julia Nunes
      American musician, born 1989
    • Dulce Nunes
      Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter, 1929–2020

    Notable Nuness come mostly from Brazil (19) and the United States (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Nunes

    Nunes has the Soundex code N520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Nunes?
    12,191 people in the United States had the surname Nunes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,326 Americans. It ranked 2,942nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nunes?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Nunes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Nunes?
    Amanda Nunes, Brazilian mixed martial artist, followed by Devin Nunes.
    Where is the surname Nunes most common?
    Wikidata records people named Nunes in Brazil and the United States.
    Is the surname Nunes getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,191 in 2010, up 10%.