The Force is strong in Peru, where visitors shouldn't be surprised to run into Obi-wan Kenobi or Darth Vader. That's because some Peruvian fans of the Star Wars saga have taken their love of the series to a new level by naming their children after characters in the films. The National Registry of Identification and Civil Status showed Peruvians have been swept up by the global fever for the science fiction series launched by George Lucas in 1977. Leia is at the top of the list with 533 namesakes entered in the registry. Han comes next with 365. Luke (Skywalker) is listed 198 times and his father Anakin (Skywalker), 104. Although not his real name, Arturito -- as the droid R2D2 is called in several Latin American countries -- has 20 Peruvian children with his name. Darth Vader has his Peruvian fans, too. The registry lists two people registered as Vader, one as Darth, one as Obi-Wan Kenobi and another as Skywalker. It also shows eight Kenobis and four Obis.
