Du Plooy Surname
Approximately 15,182 people bear this surname
Du Plooy Surname Definition:
(1) Place name in French (Plouy, near Calais). (2) Also “Son of Ploye” in French. (Ploier - “to pour out.”)
Du Plooy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 15,177 | 1:3,570 | 469 |
| Australia | 327 | 1:82,556 | 9,565 |
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Namibia | 40 | 1:60,235 | 6,839 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
The alternate forms: Du Plooÿ (1) are calculated separately.
Du Plooy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Place name in French (Plouy, near Calais). (2) Also “Son of Ploye” in French. (Ploier - “to pour out.”)
Du Plooy Demographics
Average Du Plooy Salary in
United States
$66,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Du Plooy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Du Plooy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Du Plooy is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Du Plooÿ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Du Plooy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Du Plooy is the 34,875th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 480,012 people. The last name Du Plooy is primarily found in Africa, where 101 percent of Du Plooy live; 101 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 15,177 people, or 1 in 3,570. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Du Plooy Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Du Plooy earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 75.11% more than the national average, earning R 416,136 per year and in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.
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