Pelayan Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pelayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pelayan (10) may also be a first name.

Pelayan Last Name Facts

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

Pelayan (Russian: Пелаян) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Pelayan live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pelayan is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 1,219,738. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 71 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 19 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Pelayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pelayan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Pelayan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelayang9311/
Pilayan86360/
Palayan86260/
Pelahyn8626/
Polayan8622/
Pelajan866/
Peloyan864/
Peleyan862/
Pelayon861/
Pelayam861/
Pelahyna8021/
Peleyane8014/
Pelaheyn806/
Pelayung801/
Paliayan801/
Pallayan801/
Pelaun7746/
Pelean7720/
Pelain7714/
Pilayn773/
Polayn771/
Palayn771/
Piloyan713,261/
Poluyan712,638/
Paloyan711,053/
Poloyan71650/
Palayon71589/
Paleyan71267/
Palahyn71229/
Palayen71222/
Poleyan71198/
Paliyan71190/
Paluyan7198/
Polyian7191/
Palaian7162/
Peleyon7133/
Poliyan7133/
Piliyan7120/
Pilayen7117/
Peloian7116/
Pilajan7114/
Pilayon7113/
Pelaine7111/
Pelehan717/
Peliyen712/
Palaain712/
Peelean712/
Polahyn712/
Phelaen711/
Phelean711/
Peleang711/
Polajan711/
Petlaun711/
Pelawen711/
Peliyam711/
Pelijan711/
Peulain711/
Petlean711/
Phelain710/
Pelgain710/
Petlain710/
Piliyang6774/
Palliyan6738/
Pelehang6719/
Pollajan679/
Philajan676/
Payliyan676/
Phalajan674/
Pelyuhyn674/
Philayon674/
Pholyian671/
Pelehian671/
Phaloyan671/
Pahluyan671/
Pallayon671/
Pallayin671/
Pylahyna671/

Pelayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelayan in the Russian language
Пелаянpelaan-

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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
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  • 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 Pelayan
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