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
Pelaye is found most in Argentina. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pelaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pelaye is the 1,125,333rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 is most common in Argentina, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 212,654. In Argentina it is most common in: Córdoba Province, where 37 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 25 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Argentina it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 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 Pelaye
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