Pelaja Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Pelaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Pelaja (205) may also be a first name.
Pelaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelaja occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pelaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pelaja reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 632,267th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 205 people.
The surname Pelaja is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Paraná, where 50 percent live and São Paulo, where 50 percent live. Excluding Brazil Pelaja occurs in one country. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelaja
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