Pfläging Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnamePfläging Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 112 | 1:718,799 | 54,527 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pflaging | 96 | 24 | / |
| Pläging | 93 | 47 | / |
| Pfleging | 88 | 328 | / |
| Pflaeging | 82 | 14 | / |
| Pflenging | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pfledging | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pleging | 80 | 93 | / |
| Pflagin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pflegin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pflying | 80 | 0 | / |
| Flaging | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pleeging | 75 | 48 | / |
| Plaeging | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pflegeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phleging | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plieging | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fleaging | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phflying | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pligin | 71 | 904 | / |
| Flying | 71 | 103 | / |
| Fleing | 71 | 50 | / |
| Flöing | 71 | 37 | / |
| Plagin | 71 | 33 | / |
| Flagin | 71 | 22 | / |
| Fligin | 71 | 17 | / |
| Plygin | 71 | 16 | / |
| Flygin | 71 | 9 | / |
| Flegin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Plaing | 71 | 5 | / |
| Plogin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Flogin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ploing | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pleing | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fléing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pfleng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Floing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fluing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Flyagin | 67 | 956 | / |
| Playing | 67 | 339 | / |
| Plesing | 67 | 89 | / |
| Flygind | 67 | 66 | / |
| Plecing | 67 | 33 | / |
| Plasing | 67 | 28 | / |
| Flätgen | 67 | 27 | / |
| Flising | 67 | 20 | / |
| Plaigin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Flågeng | 67 | 11 | / |
| Plojing | 67 | 10 | / |
| Plöjing | 67 | 6 | / |
| Plighin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Plyagin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pleingh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fliagin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Flexing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pliagin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plengin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flaying | 67 | 1 | / |
| Floying | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fleßing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fleuing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Flesing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fluings | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fleeing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phligin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pflegen | 67 | 0 | / |
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