Pelaéz Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Pelaéz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Pelaez (103,335), Pelaèz (1), Peláez (807), Pelàez (19), Pélaez (6) & Pèlaez (1) are calculated separately.
Pelaéz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelaéz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelaéz is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pelaez, Pelaèz, Peláez, Pelàez, Pélaez or Pèlaez. Click here for further potential spellings of Pelaéz.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelaéz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pelaéz live; 36 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,688,009. In Spain Pelaéz is most numerous in: Castile and León, where 50 percent reside, Andalusia, where 25 percent reside and Madrid, where 25 percent reside. Barring Spain Pelaéz occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 18 percent reside and Guatemala, where 9 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
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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 Pelaéz
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