Pflug Surname

68,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pflug Surname User-submission:

Pflug means 'plow' in German.

Pflug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8791:16,5002,180
United States1,4711:246,40323,478
Austria1971:43,2266,927
Italy1351:453,01348,035
Canada1181:312,25128,740
France771:862,633101,453
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
England251:2,228,72284,230
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Norway101:514,22941,629
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Pflug Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pflug means 'plow' in German.

- jpflug3

Pflug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pflug (Russian: Пфлуг) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pflug.

How Common Is The Last Name Pflug? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,859th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,010,755 people. The last name Pflug occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Pflug reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Pflug is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,879 people, or 1 in 16,500. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Pflug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pflug has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pflug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pflug last name are 27.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.9% registered with the party.

The amount Pflug earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning 244,798 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $47,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pflugh91419/
Pflyug9146/
Pflugk9129/
Pflueg9127/
Pfluhg912/
Pflugg911/
Plug891,277/
Flug89907/
Ploug801,346/
Flugt80140/
Flyug80104/
Fhlug8038/
Flugs8030/
Plaug8029/
Plugh8017/
Pfluk8012/
Plugg807/
Flugg803/
Pfluq802/
Plu'g801/
Pflog801/
Phlug801/
Plugs801/
Pluig801/
Pluug801/
Flugh801/
Floug801/
Fleug800/
Flueg800/
Flaug800/
Plueg800/
Pflugová7735/
Pflugova771/
Plough73943/
Flaugh73504/
Pfluke73161/
Pfluck7369/
Pflyuk7350/
Plaugh7322/
Pleugh7310/
Flough733/
Fluggs731/
Fluggh731/
Fluegg730/
Fleugh730/
Phlugh730/
Plog671,349/
Flux671,289/
Pluk67401/
Flig67350/
Fluk67287/
Plugova67111/
Flüg6745/
Flog6742/
Plüg6711/
Pluc677/
Plig675/
Felleug671/
Plugová671/
Flugová671/
Pflucke671/
Pfluyck670/

Pflug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pflug in the Russian language
Пфлугpflug-

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