More than 500 Peruvians are named Haaland... and he is not the only footballer to inspire names

More than 500 Peruvians are named Haaland in honor of the striker from the Norwegian national team and Manchester City, according to what was revealed by Peru's National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec) following the Nordic forward's recent participation in the 2026 World Cup, where he reached the quarterfinals.

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According to the civil registry of the Andean country, whose national team failed to qualify for the World Cup, a total of 560 people are named Haaland as one of their names, and some were even named by their parents with the first and last names of the footballer.

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There are 468 people who have Haaland as one of their names, while 91 were named Erling Haaland and 4 as Erling Braut Haaland, including the maternal surname that the Norwegian player has worn on his jersey during this World Cup.

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Haaland is not the only footballer who has inspired Peruvians to name their children, as there are also 1,502 people in Peru named Griezmann, 1,241 who go by the name Yamal, 319 by Salah, 238 by Mbappé, and 175 by Pedri, as reported by Reniec a few days after the start of the World Cup.

Meanwhile, Neuer is the name of 139 Peruvians, Bellingham of 125, Lewandowski of 106, Rashford of 33, Harry Kane of 30, Rodrigo De Paul of 27, Luka Modric of 20, Vinícius Junior of 14, Lukaku of 11, Kai Havertz of 9, 'Dibu' of 8, Dembélé of 5, Courtois of 2, Michael Olise of 1, and 'Bicho' (a nickname used in Spain for Cristiano Ronaldo) of 1.