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Throughout the world, Pelayo (Pelayo , Pelagius ) is quite a common masculine forename. The forename Pelayo is characteristic of Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a common boy's name, Peru, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Spain. More prevalently, Pelayo is the last name as well as the forename.
Pelayo is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pelayo Sánchez , character in Les de l'hoquei.