Pelegay Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Pelegay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelegay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain931:502,71025,213
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Pelegay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelegay is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelegay? popularity and diffusion

Pelegay is the 1,882,912th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Pelegay is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelegay reside; 97 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 502,710. In Spain it is most frequent in: Aragon, where 84 percent are found and Catalonia, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Spain Pelegay exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent are found and Andorra, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelega92189/
Pelegha8618/
Pelagay8611/
Polegay868/
Pelegas865/
Pelegaï861/
Pelegych801/
Bpelegha801/
Polega77599/
Palega77305/
Pelaga77103/
Pelege7798/
Pelegi7769/
Pilega776/
Peloga775/
Peliga771/
Pallega71793/
Peleggi71136/
Peleger7182/
Palagay7151/
Polegaj7149/
Peligas7137/
Pelagey7120/
Peligat7110/
Poligay717/
Palhegy717/
Polagay716/
Palogay714/
Pelegis712/
Peleghi711/
Pelegou711/
Peleges711/
Pilegas711/
Palegey711/
Peliegi711/
Peeliga711/
Pisleaga6769/
Peleguer6746/
Polyagay6719/
Paleeguy6715/
Pfeleger672/
Pelagiya672/
Peleguei671/
Pologaya671/
Pișleaga671/
Pelesgie671/
Paalagay671/
Poleigha671/
Pieleggi671/
Pelageia671/
Pelagaio671/

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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 Pelegay
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