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Where Does The Last Name Pelyaev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pelyaev (Russian: Пеляев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pelyaev.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelyaev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Pelyaev is the 2,718,172^nd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Pelyaev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pelyaev reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 2,882,461. In Russia Pelyaev is primarily found in: Mordovia Republic, where 52 percent reside, Moscow, where 12 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Moldova, where 2 percent reside.

Pelyaev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Pelyaev last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.