Pelágio Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pelágio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelágio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelágio (18) may also be a first name.

Pelágio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelágio is most common in Portugal. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelágio? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Pelágio occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Pelágio reside; 87 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 87 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 122,568. Outside of Portugal Pelágio occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelio83207/
Pelgi8320/
Pelaggio8023/
Peloggio8017/
Pelaio77183/
Peliyo77125/
Pelijo775/
Peleio770/
Peli736,045/
Pelá7322/
Pelagie7115,731/
Pelaggi71370/
Peleggi71136/
Pelajio7141/
Pelayio714/
Pelahio713/
Peliyos711/
Pelit677,793/
Pelei674,132/
Pelis671,612/
Peliz671,093/
Pelia67411/
Pelou67346/
Peloi67324/
Pesli67310/
Pilgi67247/
Peeli67196/
Petli67190/
Peloggia67185/
Pelai67166/
Pelih67123/
Peliy67121/
Peloe6797/
Pelge6797/
Pheli6787/
Pilio6787/
Pieli6784/
Pelip6783/
Peloy6756/
Peloa6756/
Pelie6738/
Pelga6736/
Peuli6728/
Pelyo6724/
Peili6717/
Pelyi6713/
Pelihova678/
Peali678/
Peliš677/
Pfeli675/
Pehli675/
Pileggio674/
Peyli673/
Pelói671/
Pelesgie671/
Pelhi671/
Pelui671/
Peleggia671/
Ppeli671/
Phelagie670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pelágio
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