Pelaye Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Pelaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 201 | 1:212,654 | 17,530 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Pelaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelaye is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pelaye is the 1,125,333rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. Pelaye is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pelaye reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name Pelaye is most frequent in Argentina, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 212,654. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Córdoba Province, where 37 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 25 percent are found and Santa Fe Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Argentina this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Pelaye
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