Pfläging Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfläging Surname User-submission:

The surname Pfläging means 'one who had a careful behaviour with the things of other people'. It comes from Pfläg (Pflegen), which means 'to care about', 'being careful with', and -ing, which means 'thing', 'what somebody owns'.

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Pfläging Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1121:718,79954,527
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pflaging (24) are calculated separately.

Pfläging Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pfläging means 'one who had a careful behaviour with the things of other people'. It comes from Pfläg (Pflegen), which means 'to care about', 'being careful with', and -ing, which means 'thing', 'what somebody owns'. It originated from the Kassel region, Germany.

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Pfläging Last Name Facts

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

Pfläging has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Pflaging. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfläging? popularity and diffusion

Pfläging is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Pfläging occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pfläging live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Pfläging is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 718,799. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 59 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pflaging9624/
Pläging9347/
Pfleging88328/
Pflaeging8214/
Pflenging822/
Pfledging821/
Pleging8093/
Pflagin801/
Pflegin800/
Pflying800/
Flaging800/
Pleeging7548/
Plaeging753/
Pflegeng751/
Phleging751/
Plieging751/
Fleaging750/
Phflying750/
Pligin71904/
Flying71103/
Fleing7150/
Flöing7137/
Plagin7133/
Flagin7122/
Fligin7117/
Plygin7116/
Flygin719/
Flegin716/
Plaing715/
Plogin713/
Flogin713/
Ploing713/
Pleing713/
Fléing712/
Pfleng711/
Floing710/
Fluing710/
Flyagin67956/
Playing67339/
Plesing6789/
Flygind6766/
Plecing6733/
Plasing6728/
Flätgen6727/
Flising6720/
Plaigin6712/
Flågeng6711/
Plojing6710/
Plöjing676/
Plighin675/
Plyagin674/
Pleingh674/
Fliagin673/
Flexing672/
Pliagin671/
Plengin671/
Flaying671/
Floying671/
Fleßing671/
Fleuing670/
Flesing670/
Fluings670/
Fleeing670/
Phligin670/
Pflegen670/

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