Pelàez Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Pelàez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelàez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Pelaez (103,335), Peláez (807), Pelaéz (11), Pélaez (6), Pèlaez (1) & Pelaèz (1) are calculated separately.

Pelàez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelàez occurs most in Mexico. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pelaez, Peláez, Pelaéz, Pélaez, Pèlaez or Pelaèz. For other possible spellings of Pelàez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelàez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelàez is the 4,532,898th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Pelàez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Pelàez live; 58 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 13,791,801. In Mexico Pelàez is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 44 percent are found, México, where 33 percent are found and Michoacán, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelaez94103,335/
Peláez94807/
Pelaéz8911/
Pélaez896/
Pèlaez891/
Pelaèz891/
Peloez835/
Peleaez772/
Peliaez771/
Pealaez771/
Pelaaez771/
Pelae73121/
Peloe7397/
Pelaes672,538/
Palaez67217/
Pilaez6717/
Pheloe674/
Pelaec674/
Peelae673/
Pelahe673/
Pelaej672/
Pelaex672/
Peloes671/
Pelaed671/
Pelaer671/
Petloe671/
Pehloe670/

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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 Pelàez
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