Peláez Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Peláez Surname Definition:

Patronymic of ancient origin and found in Asturias, Galicia, Leon, and Castile. Son of Pelayo (see). Derived from Greek "pelagio," and equivalent to Catalan "pelaguis" - a mariner, a man of the sea.

Asturian name descended from King don Pelayo.

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Peláez Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3441:135,90710,250
Guatemala1351:119,1313,139
Mexico1001:1,241,26214,731
Colombia661:723,8508,109
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
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The alternate forms: Pelaez (103,335), Pelàez (19), Pelaéz (11), Pélaez (6), Pèlaez (1) & Pelaèz (1) are calculated separately.

Peláez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Patronymic of ancient origin and found in Asturias, Galicia, Leon, and Castile. Son of Pelayo (see). Derived from Greek "pelagio," and equivalent to Catalan "pelaguis" - a mariner, a man of the sea.

Asturian name descended from King don Pelayo.

See Báez, Páez.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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.

- ssaez12e
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Peláez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peláez is most common in Spain. It can occur as: Pelaez, Pelàez, Pelaéz, Pélaez, Pèlaez or Pelaèz. Click here to see other possible spellings of Peláez.

How Common Is The Last Name Peláez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,840th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,030,416 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Peláez live; 43 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 135,907. In Spain Peláez is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 33 percent reside, Andalusia, where 23 percent reside and Catalonia, where 14 percent reside. Not including Spain this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 17 percent reside and Mexico, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelaez94103,335/
Pelàez9419/
Pelaéz8911/
Pélaez896/
Pèlaez891/
Pelaèz891/
Peloez835/
Peleaez772/
Pealaez771/
Peliaez771/
Pelaaez771/
Pelaes672,538/
Pilaez6717/
Pelaec674/
Pelaej672/
Pelaex672/
Peloes671/
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