Pelaez Surname

5,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Cuba

Pelaez Surname User-submission:

From the historical and enchanting region of Baeza Spain emerged a multitude of noble family surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez.

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Pelaez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21,5731:2,215419
Spain16,5581:2,824331
Mexico13,9191:8,918964
Philippines12,7231:7,957725
Cuba7,5621:1,524238
Peru6,3311:5,020814
United States5,4181:66,8997,792
Guatemala4,3591:3,690551
Ecuador3,2511:4,893816
Argentina2,7321:15,6451,386
Dominican Republic2,6271:3,971452
Bolivia1,9281:5,506745
Venezuela1,8141:16,6511,286
Uruguay6951:4,938564
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Brazil2681:798,78528,976
France2081:319,34048,512
Chile1681:104,8603,920
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Panama991:39,5182,105
Belgium831:138,51419,805
England821:679,48938,951
Australia511:529,32739,816
Paraguay451:160,8173,242
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Costa Rica191:251,5832,896
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel141:611,26042,949
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belize11:355,4743,977
Comoros11:749,524685
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Peláez (807), Pelàez (19), Pelaéz (11), Pélaez (6), Pelãez (2), Pèlaez (1) & Pelaèz (1) are calculated separately.

Pelaez (137) may also be a first name.

Pelaez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the historical and enchanting region of Baeza Spain emerged a multitude of noble family surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.

- ssaez12e

Pelaez is a spanish patronimic surname meaning 'son of Pelayo', an ancient Spanish-Visigotic surname.

- vasquezcalvo

Pelaez Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pelaez Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pelaez (Arabic: بيلايز) is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Peláez, Pelàez, Pelaéz, Pélaez, Pelãez, Pèlaez or Pelaèz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelaez? popularity and diffusion

Pelaez is the 5,486th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Pelaez reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 23 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Pelaez is also the 790,880th most frequent first name globally, borne by 137 people.

The last name Pelaez is most common in Colombia, where it is borne by 21,573 people, or 1 in 2,215. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 32 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 20 percent reside and Capital District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Colombia Pelaez occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Pelaez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelaez last name are 42.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pelaez earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,002 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning $26,607,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $40,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.15% less than the national average, earning $42,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peláez94807/
Pelàez9419/
Pelaéz9411/
Pélaez946/
Pelãez942/
Pèlaez941/
Pelaèz941/
Pelayez9229/
Peleaez922/
Peliaez921/
Pealaez921/
Pelaiez921/
Pelaaez921/
Pelaes832,538/
Palaez83217/
Pelaiz83162/
Peleaz8355/
Pilaez8317/
Pealez8314/
Peloez835/
Pelaec834/
Pelaex832/
Pelayz831/
Pelauz831/
Peliez831/
Peluez831/
Peleiz831/
Pelayes772,211/
Pielesz77295/
Paleaez771/
Peláyez771/
Pelause771/
Peillez771/
Pheillez711/
Peleus67671/
Pelais67623/
Pieles67322/
Pelaić67272/
Palaes6730/
Pilaes6723/
Peales6716/
Pieleś6715/
Peleas676/
Peules676/
Pelays673/
Pelaus673/
Peleys673/
Pelees673/
Pilaiz672/
Peiles671/
Pelöcz671/
Peloes671/
Pailez670/
Peleis670/

Pelaez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelaez in the Arabic language
بيلايزbylayz-

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