Du Plesis Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Du Plesis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Du Plesis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Du Plesis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Du Plesis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Du Plesis is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Du Plesis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Du Plesis reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Du Plesis is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Du Plesis is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Beside South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Du Plesis Last Name Statistics demography

Du Plesis earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.03% less than the national average, earning R 156,768 per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Du Plesis
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