Pelayo Surname
Approximately 62,671 people bear this surname
Pelayo Surname Definition:
Surname found in Santander. Name of villages near Salamanca, Segovia, and one, Pelayos, near Madrid. Derived from Greek "pelagio," and equivalent to Catalan "pelagius" - a mariner, a man of the sea.
Pelayo is the name of the first king of the Reconquest of Spain.
Read More About This SurnamePelayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 23,958 | 1:4,226 | 336 |
| Mexico | 17,764 | 1:6,988 | 809 |
| United States | 7,204 | 1:50,314 | 6,075 |
| Spain | 4,781 | 1:9,779 | 1,157 |
| Venezuela | 1,774 | 1:17,026 | 1,303 |
| Colombia | 1,773 | 1:26,945 | 1,815 |
| Argentina | 1,312 | 1:32,579 | 2,709 |
| Peru | 806 | 1:39,434 | 3,697 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Cuba | 508 | 1:22,683 | 1,346 |
| France | 414 | 1:160,441 | 24,940 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| Indonesia | 186 | 1:711,017 | 55,051 |
| Belize | 185 | 1:1,921 | 433 |
| Uruguay | 180 | 1:19,065 | 2,165 |
| Chile | 154 | 1:114,393 | 4,184 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| Ecuador | 111 | 1:143,296 | 6,987 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
The alternate forms: Pélayo (1) are calculated separately.
Pelayo (10,267) may also be a first name.
Pelayo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Surname found in Santander. Name of villages near Salamanca, Segovia, and one, Pelayos, near Madrid. Derived from Greek "pelagio," and equivalent to Catalan "pelagius" - a mariner, a man of the sea.
Pelayo is the name of the first king of the Reconquest of Spain.
Aragonese name from mountains of Jaca (Huesca).
See Báez, Páez, Peláez.
User-submitted Reference
From the historical and enchanting region of Baeza Spain emerged a multitude of noble family surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.
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Pelayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pelayo (Russian: Пелайо) occurs most in The Philippines. It can appear in the variant forms: Pélayo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,044th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 116,283 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pelayo live; 40 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pelayo is also the 60,189th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 10,267 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 23,958 people, or 1 in 4,226. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 24 percent live, Western Visayas, where 12 percent live and National Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Pelayo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pelayo surname are 44.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.4% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pelayo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 18.1% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,876 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning $21,834,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $38,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $45,203 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pelayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pelayo in the Russian language | ||
| Пелайо | pelajo | - |
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Pelayo Reference & Research
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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
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