Plag Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5931:135,76016,519
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Plag (27) may also be a first name.

Plag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plag (Russian: Плаг) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plag? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plag is the 426,610th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Plag reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Plag is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Plag is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 135,760. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 29 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Plag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plag has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plag last name expanded 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plag last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Plag earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.79% less than the national average, earning R 76,536 per year; in United States they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $52,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning $41,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaag89210/
Plagg8936/
Plaug8929/
Plagh898/
Pflag894/
Plagt890/
Plaig890/
Plague8083/
Plaugh8022/
Phlagg8012/
Pålhag805/
Placgk802/
Plaags801/
Plak751,715/
Plog751,349/
Plac75266/
Plax75152/
Plaschg73162/
Plagova7392/
Pleaugh7347/
Plagová7317/
Pillaig738/
Plack671,615/
Ploug671,346/
Ploog671,327/
Plake67926/
Pleak67138/
Plhak67113/
Phlak6799/
Plaux6790/
Plakk6776/
Plohg6762/
Plauk6727/
Plogh6718/
Plask6717/
Plyak6716/
Placq6714/
Plasc6713/
Phlac6712/
Plakh6710/
Plaic676/
Placì675/
Pillaikg674/
Pillague672/
Platc672/
Plazk672/
Plaik672/
Platx671/
Pflog671/
Placc671/
Pleog671/
Plyagova671/
Pillaicg671/
Plogg671/
Plaqt671/
Pleig671/
Placs671/
Plogt671/

Plag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plag in the Russian language
Плагplag-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plag
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