Cognomen Núñez (Nuñez 
, Núñez , Нуньес 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread last name. The last name Núñez is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Paraguay, where it is a widespread surname, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica, where it is a common surname (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, Argentina, and Peru. Very seldom, Núñez is the forename as well as the last name.
| munio núñez Count of Castile in the 9th and 10th-century. Repopulated Castrogeriz and Roa de Duero. (b. 801) |
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| juan núñez i de lara Spanish noble, ES (b. 1250) |
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| álvaro núñez de lara Castilian nobleman (b. 1261) |
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| juan núñez ii de lara Mayordomo Mayor del Rey, Kingdom of Castile, ES (b. 1276) |
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| juana núñez de lara Spanish noblewoman, ES (b. 1285) |
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| juan núñez iii de lara Spanish noble, ES (b. 1313) |
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| gonzalo núñez de guzmán (1334-1404), ES (b. 1334) |
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hernán núñez de toledo writer, ES (b. 1475) |
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álvar núñez cabeza de vaca Spanish explorer of the New World, ES (b. 1485) |
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| pedro juan núñez Spanish rhetorician (b. 1525) |
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| pedro núñez del valle Spanish artist (c.1597-1649), ES (b. 1597) |
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| diego núñez de avendaño Viceroy of Peru, ES (b. 1600) |
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| antonio núñez (b. 1618) |
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| miguel núñez de sanabria Spanish general and colonial governor (1645-1729), PE (b. 1645) |
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| miguel gerónimo suárez y núñez Spanish opinion journalist and scientist, ES (b. 1700) |
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