San Pelayo Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

San Pelayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Pelayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

San Pelayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Pelayo is found most frequently in Spain. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name San Pelayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name San Pelayo is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of San Pelayo are found; 85 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 85 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,168,801. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Basque Country, where 48 percent live, Castile and León, where 23 percent live and Aragon, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 9 percent live and Cuba, where 2 percent live.

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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
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