190 most common Hispanic last names beginning with N

In this section we'll look at the most popular Hispanic last names beginning with N in the United States. These names are people who self-identified as "Hispanic" in the Decennial Census survey.

Most popular Hispanic last name beginning with N

Currently, the most popular Hispanic last name beginning with N in America is Nuñez, with a total count of 125,350 people who have the surname. The surname Nuñez occurs roughly 42 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

The table below shows the most common surnames starting with N with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname.

This list has been compiled using the most recent Census data and we have included only names where at least 60% of people with the name self-identified as "Hispanic".

Click any of the names in the table below to find out more about the origin, meaning, and ancestry of each last name.

Rank Name Count White Black API AIAN 2+ Races Hispanic
242 Nuñez 125,350 5.28% 0.67% 0.83% 0.26% 0.23% 92.72%
315 Navarro 99,807 6.66% 0.38% 4.04% 0.23% 0.55% 88.14%
874 Nava 39,670 4.48% 0.27% 1.08% 0.22% 0.20% 93.76%
1004 Nieves 34,896 5.66% 1.14% 0.61% 0.09% 0.21% 92.28%
1376 Nieto 25,701 7.32% 0.19% 0.91% 0.93% 0.34% 90.31%
1471 Navarrete 24,259 3.35% 0.22% 1.45% 0.07% 0.17% 94.74%
1963 Negrón 18,413 7.05% 1.19% 0.26% 0.10% 0.34% 91.06%
1971 Najera 18,340 3.66% 0.27% 0.61% 0.28% 0.24% 94.95%
2188 Nevarez 16,607 4.50% 0.18% 0.19% 0.45% 0.22% 94.46%
2328 Naranjo 15,658 5.45% 0.20% 0.51% 1.97% 0.29% 91.58%
2384 Negrete 15,245 5.07% 0.12% 0.21% 0.16% 0.17% 94.27%
2477 Noriega 14,559 5.78% 0.69% 1.88% 0.81% 0.27% 90.57%
3102 Nolasco 11,609 3.85% 0.33% 5.31% 0.11% 0.49% 89.91%
3224 Niño 11,202 8.37% 0.54% 1.99% 0.27% 0.38% 88.45%
3373 Narváez 10,579 5.13% 0.62% 3.02% 0.10% 0.45% 90.66%
5258 Nazario 6,636 8.42% 1.42% 2.03% (S) (S) 87.28%
5348 Nuño 6,506 4.26% 0.65% 0.38% 0.18% 0.18% 94.34%
6809 Navas 4,953 13.02% 0.87% 1.45% 0.18% 0.55% 83.93%
7756 Novoa 4,281 7.10% 0.23% 0.35% (S) (S) 92.15%
7759 Noyola 4,279 3.39% 0.42% 0.21% 0.19% 0.14% 95.65%
9334 Navarrette 3,489 11.21% 0.43% 0.26% 0.43% 0.40% 87.27%
9821 Najar 3,296 17.29% 0.24% 0.67% 0.64% 0.88% 80.28%
10095 Natal 3,190 15.61% 2.35% 7.08% 0.47% 1.07% 73.42%
10886 Nova 2,928 20.59% 0.82% 2.66% 0.65% 0.68% 74.59%
11335 Napoles 2,784 4.85% (S) 4.67% (S) 0.50% 89.62%
13551 Noguera 2,237 8.58% 1.79% 4.96% 0.00% 0.89% 83.77%
14139 Neira 2,125 12.19% 0.28% 0.38% (S) (S) 86.87%
15827 Nañez 1,839 6.25% (S) 1.96% 0.76% (S) 90.65%
17942 Navarette 1,558 13.16% (S) 2.25% (S) 0.71% 83.25%
20076 Najarro 1,331 3.76% (S) 2.85% (S) (S) 92.64%
21553 Nadal 1,211 19.08% 4.62% 11.97% 0.41% 1.40% 62.51%
21648 Nungaray 1,204 2.74% (S) 0.00% (S) (S) 97.01%
21940 Nicasio 1,183 3.63% 0.68% 8.62% (S) (S) 86.81%
22026 Nieblas 1,177 9.35% (S) (S) 2.21% 0.93% 87.43%
22689 Nambo 1,130 2.48% 0.71% (S) (S) 0.44% 95.93%
23432 Nuncio 1,085 11.15% (S) 1.20% 0.74% (S) 86.64%
23647 Nerio 1,072 4.94% (S) 1.96% (S) 0.00% 92.82%
24137 Navar 1,042 7.49% (S) 0.58% 0.00% (S) 91.46%
24874 Neria 1,000 12.60% (S) 5.20% (S) 1.70% 79.70%
25572 Narez 965 5.08% (S) 0.52% 0.00% (S) 94.30%
25935 Nogales 947 6.97% (S) 1.37% (S) 0.74% 90.50%
25989 Noboa 944 7.73% (S) (S) (S) (S) 91.10%
26747 Natera 910 4.95% 0.77% 1.65% (S) (S) 92.53%
26949 Navedo 900 4.67% 1.11% (S) 0.00% (S) 93.89%
27481 Neyra 877 9.58% (S) 5.59% (S) (S) 83.81%
27818 Noguez 863 4.98% 0.00% 0.58% (S) (S) 94.21%
28065 Niebla 853 3.87% 0.00% (S) (S) 0.00% 95.78%
28176 Nina 849 16.25% 2.12% 4.48% (S) (S) 76.91%
28525 Navia 836 6.34% (S) 2.99% (S) 0.72% 89.83%
28777 Novelo 827 9.43% 2.42% 3.26% (S) (S) 84.04%
29822 Nodarse 788 7.87% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 91.75%
31068 Nabor 747 18.34% 5.09% 12.45% (S) (S) 62.52%
31453 Nogueras 736 7.20% 0.95% 1.77% (S) (S) 89.67%
31824 Nila 725 11.86% 0.69% 3.31% 0.00% 0.83% 83.31%
32031 Nin 720 8.61% 0.69% 15.42% (S) (S) 74.72%
32438 Navejas 709 2.68% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 97.18%
33316 Navejar 686 4.81% (S) 0.00% (S) (S) 94.61%
33695 Naula 676 2.22% (S) 1.04% 0.00% (S) 96.30%
34618 Neris 653 5.21% 1.07% (S) 0.00% (S) 93.26%
36048 Nevares 622 11.58% (S) 1.45% (S) (S) 85.85%
36585 Nivar 611 2.95% 2.13% (S) 0.00% (S) 94.44%
36630 Nodal 610 9.67% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S) 89.67%
36900 Narvaiz 605 8.76% (S) (S) (S) (S) 90.25%
37076 Negrette 602 18.60% 1.00% (S) 2.16% (S) 77.08%
37229 Narro 599 11.52% (S) (S) (S) (S) 86.81%
37229 Navidad 599 2.67% 0.00% 14.02% 0.00% 1.84% 81.47%
40494 Nicanor 540 2.22% (S) 10.19% (S) 1.67% 84.81%
41959 Naba 518 10.42% (S) 1.16% (S) 0.00% 87.64%
42579 Nares 509 17.88% (S) 3.34% (S) (S) 77.21%
42720 Nater 507 25.25% 2.37% (S) 0.00% (S) 71.20%
42858 Navarrete 505 2.18% (S) 0.99% 0.00% (S) 96.63%
44270 Noya 486 23.66% 1.65% 3.91% 1.23% 2.47% 67.08%
45569 Navarez 469 4.26% 1.28% 5.97% 1.07% 1.49% 85.93%
46902 Nataren 453 1.77% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 97.57%
48347 Noria 437 2.06% 5.26% 1.83% 0.00% 0.00% 90.85%
48995 Negroni 430 16.98% 1.63% (S) (S) (S) 79.77%
48995 Norato 430 24.42% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 74.65%
49824 Norzagaray 421 2.38% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S) 96.67%
50771 Nogueda 411 2.19% (S) (S) (S) 0.00% 97.08%
50960 Natareno 409 4.40% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 94.62%
51176 Nuanes 407 12.29% (S) 0.00% (S) (S) 86.73%
51512 Norales 404 1.24% 13.86% (S) (S) (S) 82.92%
51610 Netro 403 13.40% 0.00% (S) 0.00% (S) 86.10%
52482 Novas 395 11.90% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 87.09%
52970 Nabarro 391 3.32% (S) 2.30% (S) 4.35% 89.51%
53538 Noreña 386 6.48% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 93.26%
54752 Necochea 376 20.21% 0.00% 1.33% 9.57% 1.86% 67.02%
56195 Nateras 364 2.47% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.53%
56972 Nolazco 358 1.40% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 98.04%
57234 Nandin 356 4.78% (S) 1.40% 0.00% (S) 93.54%
57372 Norona 355 16.90% (S) 18.31% (S) 2.25% 62.25%
59017 Nuñoz 343 7.00% (S) (S) (S) (S) 90.67%
60960 Nuanez 330 15.45% 0.00% (S) (S) (S) 83.03%
61585 Navor 326 5.83% (S) 19.94% (S) 11.04% 62.88%
61899 Norat 324 20.37% (S) 1.85% (S) 0.00% 77.47%
64200 Niz 310 10.97% 1.94% 4.19% (S) (S) 82.26%
66931 Nativi 295 11.86% (S) (S) 0.00% (S) 86.10%
69793 Nuez 281 6.05% (S) 24.20% (S) 2.85% 66.19%
71265 Niola 274 18.98% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 80.66%
71678 Nabarrete 272 4.04% 0.00% 4.41% 0.00% 2.21% 89.34%
72771 Novela 267 5.62% (S) 4.12% 0.00% (S) 89.51%
74826 Nunez-Garcia 258 1.94% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 98.06%
75069 Nerey 257 (S) 0.00% (S) (S) 0.00% 97.28%
76275 Nuevo 252 4.37% (S) 29.76% 0.00% (S) 64.29%
78040 Nochez 245 2.45% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.55%
78316 Nives 244 13.52% 2.87% (S) 0.00% (S) 83.20%
78567 Navarijo 243 4.12% 0.00% (S) (S) (S) 93.83%
80926 Nuila 234 10.26% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 88.89%
84748 Naya 221 19.91% 4.52% 14.03% (S) (S) 60.18%
86314 Nira 216 11.11% (S) 2.31% (S) (S) 81.94%
87663 Nicacio 212 2.83% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 96.70%
88685 Nagera 209 (S) (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 97.13%
89403 Negreros 207 2.42% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.58%
92719 Nufio 198 3.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 96.97%
92719 Nuñez-Rodriguez 198 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 98.48%
93125 Nivelo 197 3.55% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 95.94%
94311 Núñez-Hernández 194 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.94%
95115 Nacianceno 192 (S) (S) 14.06% 0.00% 0.00% 83.85%
95545 Noperi 191 3.66% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 96.34%
95955 Novillo 190 6.84% (S) (S) (S) (S) 90.00%
99845 Nieve 181 18.78% (S) 7.73% 0.00% (S) 72.38%
99845 Nito 181 7.73% (S) 29.28% 0.00% (S) 61.88%
100791 Nasario 179 5.03% 19.55% 2.79% (S) (S) 71.51%
101737 Nocelotl 177 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
101737 Nuesi 177 (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 0.00% 98.87%
107669 Niebles 165 5.45% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 93.94%
109258 Neblina 162 (S) (S) 0.00% 11.73% 0.00% 87.04%
109758 Norori 161 10.56% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 87.58%
110286 Nigo 160 6.88% 7.50% 5.63% (S) (S) 78.75%
110286 Nochebuena 160 4.38% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 95.63%
110825 Narvais 159 10.06% (S) (S) (S) 0.00% 86.79%
110825 Nunez Lopez 159 0.00% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 98.74%
111426 Napoleoni 158 29.11% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 67.72%
111988 Nuci 157 7.64% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 91.72%
114424 Najara 153 (S) 0.00% 3.27% (S) 0.00% 94.12%
114424 Naveja 153 13.07% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 85.62%
115639 Narváez 151 8.61% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 89.40%
115639 Nuñez-González 151 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% (S) 96.03%
116201 Nicho 150 10.67% (S) 4.00% 0.00% (S) 83.33%
117480 Nonez 148 3.38% 33.11% (S) 0.00% (S) 62.16%
118185 Nieves 147 (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 0.00% 95.24%
118185 Noesi 147 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 95.92%
118853 Naveira 146 11.64% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 87.67%
119508 Nejia 145 4.83% (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 93.10%
120901 Nemecio 143 (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 0.00% 97.90%
122314 Noveron 141 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
123064 Nistal 140 17.14% (S) 0.00% (S) 8.57% 72.86%
123796 Narango 139 17.27% (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 82.01%
123796 Newball 139 6.47% 12.95% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 80.58%
125282 Navarret 137 10.22% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 86.86%
126018 Nerios 136 7.35% (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 87.50%
126018 Nerys 136 13.97% 5.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 80.88%
126765 Navez 135 17.04% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 82.22%
126765 Nicot 135 25.19% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 72.59%
126765 Nunez Perez 135 (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 0.00% 98.52%
127494 Naredo 134 17.91% 0.00% 3.73% (S) (S) 74.63%
127494 Navarro García 134 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 99.25%
128249 Nuñez-Martinez 133 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 96.99%
129825 Nicaragua 131 (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 0.00% 96.95%
129825 Nugra 131 5.34% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 94.66%
130610 Navichoque 130 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 99.23%
131379 Necoechea 129 17.05% 0.00% (S) 0.00% (S) 81.40%
131379 Nucamendi 129 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.67%
132206 Nopal 128 (S) (S) 5.47% 0.00% (S) 89.84%
134712 Nafarrate 125 6.40% (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 92.00%
134712 Narea 125 (S) 0.00% (S) 0.00% 0.00% 95.20%
134712 Nigaglioni 125 5.60% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 92.80%
135593 Neito 124 5.65% (S) (S) 29.84% 0.00% 61.29%
136449 Nievas 123 11.38% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 85.37%
138304 Naveda 121 9.92% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 90.08%
140157 Natalio 119 10.08% (S) 12.61% 0.00% (S) 74.79%
141140 Nacipucha 118 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.46%
142108 Negret 117 7.69% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 88.89%
143149 Naut 116 10.34% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 87.93%
143149 Nival 116 (S) (S) 6.90% 0.00% (S) 87.07%
144141 Noj 115 (S) (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 93.91%
145220 Nivicela 114 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% (S) 97.37%
145220 Nombrano 114 7.02% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 92.11%
145220 Nouel 114 4.39% 0.00% (S) (S) 0.00% 92.98%
145220 Núñez 114 6.14% 8.77% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 85.09%
146201 Naal 113 25.66% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 72.57%
146201 Norero 113 9.73% (S) 0.00% 0.00% (S) 89.38%
147253 Núñez-Gómez 112 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.32%
149395 Nunez Diaz 110 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.27%
150452 Naupari 109 4.59% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 94.50%
153769 Narváez 106 (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 94.34%
153769 Navagarcia 106 0.00% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 99.06%
157234 Nanco 103 16.50% 13.59% (S) 0.00% (S) 68.93%
158432 Narcizo 102 21.57% (S) (S) 0.00% 0.00% 77.45%
159712 Nocelo 101 (S) (S) 17.82% 0.00% 0.00% 81.19%

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Table key

To help you understand the above table, below is a description of each column and what it represents.

  • Rank - The official rank of the name according to the US Census Bureau.
  • Count. Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • White. Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • Black. Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • API. Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • AIAN. Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • 2+ Races. Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • Hispanic. Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)

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