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 surname Pelayez is most common in Argentina. It can be rendered as: Peláyez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelayez? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pelayez reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
Pelayez is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,709,737. In Argentina it is most numerous in: San Luis Province, where 40 percent reside, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Argentina Pelayez is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 3 percent reside and Peru, where 3 percent reside.
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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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