Pflueger Surname

231,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pflueger Surname Definition:

(German) One who plowed the fields.

Pflueger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4941:242,61023,156
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Canada441:837,40065,151
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Pflueger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who plowed the fields.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pflueger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pflueger is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pflueger? popularity and diffusion

Pflueger is the 231,484th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,173,852 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pflueger live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pflueger is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,494 people, or 1 in 242,610. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 6 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Pflueger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pflueger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pflueger last name expanded 821 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pflueger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pflueger surname are 10.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pflueger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning $48,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfflueger944/
Pfluesger941/
Pfluger932,710/
Plueger93399/
Flueger9342/
Pflieger882,729/
Pfleeger88261/
Pfleiger88205/
Pfleuger88131/
Pfleager8816/
Pflauger8812/
Fluegger886/
Pflaeger885/
Pflugger882/
Pelueger881/
Pflucger881/
Pflugher881/
Pllueger881/
Pflouger880/
Pfluiger880/
Pluger86302/
Fluger86193/
Fluege8614/
Pfliegier826/
Pfleinger825/
Pfliegerh821/
Phfleeger820/
Pflüger806,835/
Flieger803,859/
Ploeger802,745/
Fleeger801,029/
Fluegge80797/
Pleuger80518/
Plieger80446/
Pfliger80356/
Flauger80263/
Fleiger80176/
Plauger80144/
Flugger8087/
Fleager8071/
Plaeger8063/
Pleiger8043/
Flugher8016/
Pluegge808/
Fluegee804/
Flaeger803/
Plugger803/
Phluger802/
Pleager801/
Plouger801/
Pluiger801/
Plveger801/
Fleyger801/
Pfluega800/
Pleeger800/
Fleuger800/
Plugher800/
Flaugher751,351/
Plaugher75702/
Phlieger7594/
Flaugere7586/
Fliegier7526/
Phleeger7521/
Fleigher7512/
Plougher758/
Felbeger754/
Fleweger752/
Flaugier752/
Ploegger751/
Hpfliger751/
Flebiger751/
Fleugher751/
Fliegger751/
Plaugier751/
Flougher750/
Phleager750/
Phlaeger750/
Phleuger750/
Plaugger750/
Phleiger750/
Fliger71442/
Pliger71195/
Pluese7126/
Plüger7121/
Flüger7115/
Plevenger713/
Flueze710/
Phleigher710/
Flügger67310/
Fligier67116/
Fligger6799/
Floiger6782/
Hfliger6716/
Pligher674/
Fluegga671/
Pflügerová671/
Flijger671/
Flagier671/
Phliger670/
Fluigge670/
Plaiger670/

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