London: It has been reportedly revealed that residents of Catalonia have been naming their cats and dogs after Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, with the total number going to 701 pets being named ‘Messi’ in the region.

While 701 pets in Barcelona were named ‘Messi’, the analysis  revealed that 102 pets were named ‘Napoleon’ and 48 named ‘Obama’ in 2014

Catalonia’s veterinary association reportedly gave the figures after browsing through archives of over a million pet names, and revealed that 701 cats and dogs in the region were named ‘Messi’, while only 10 pets were named after Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo.