Pelayia Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Pelayia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelayia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelayia (20) may also be a first name.

Pelayia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelayia is borne by more people in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pelayia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelayia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Pelayia reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

Pelayia is most commonly used in Cyprus, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 884,876. Besides Cyprus this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelayias931/
Pelagia86352/
Pelajia8637/
Pelayio864/
Pelayea861/
Pelayao861/
Peelajya801/
Palayiah801/
Peliah771/
Peliao771/
Pelagio719,908/
Pelogia71435/
Palaiya71186/
Palayao7156/
Pelajio7141/
Pelegia7117/
Polaiya7112/
Pilaiya719/
Polayao719/
Palliayiah717/
Pelógia715/
Piloyia714/
Pheljay714/
Pelaijo713/
Pilagia713/
Peiliao711/
Palaiea711/
Pelayyo711/
Pilayya711/
Pelea671,664/
Pelao6773/
Pelja6758/
Palaiyah677/
Pelaó675/
Pelaheyo674/
Pallaiya674/
Pelaagio671/
Pallajia671/
Pallaaya671/
Palaaiah671/
Polayyha671/

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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 Pelayia
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