How rare is the last name Pelayo?

8,481 people in the United States have the last name Pelayo, about 1 in 35,243. It ranks #4,060 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

last name

PELAYO

#4,060

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,481
About
1 in 35,243
This common or more
56.1%
Who bears it

Of the 8,481 people with the last name Pelayo, 89.6% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 3.9% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Pelayo

2 other last names also have 8,481 people.

#4,060 Mathias · 8,481#4,060 Volk · 8,481

Either side of Pelayo

#4,059 Buffington · 8,484#4,060 Mathias · 8,481#4,060 Volk · 8,481#4,063 Moy · 8,480

Also a first name

As a first name, Pelayo ranks #50,487 of 53,615, with 119 people. See Pelayo as a first name

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