Du Plessi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Du Plessi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Du Plessi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Du Plessi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Du Plessi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Du Plessi click here.

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

Du Plessi is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Du Plessi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Du Plessi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Du Plessi is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Du Plessi is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, Limpopo, where 25 percent are found and Western Cape, where 25 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Plessis9586,222/
Du Plessie9512/
Du Plessist901/
Du Pleassis901/
Du Plesssis901/
Du Plessiss901/
Du Plesis8940/
Du Plessy892/
Du Plesie892/
Du Pleesi891/
Du-Plessis8448/
Du Plesses849/
Du Plesies844/
Du Pleesis841/
Du-Plessie841/
Du Plessey841/
Du Plissis841/
Du Plissy780/
Du Plissey740/
Du Placy591/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Plessi
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