Pelayez Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Pelayez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Peláyez (1) are calculated separately.
Pelayez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelayez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pelayez is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Peláyez. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelayez? popularity and diffusion
Pelayez is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pelayez are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 86 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
This surname is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,709,737. In Argentina Pelayez is most numerous in: San Luis Province, where 40 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Argentina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 3 percent live and Peru, where 3 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 Pelayez
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