Plager Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Plager Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:873,39566,215
Canada541:682,32655,162
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Pläger (27) are calculated separately.

Plager Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plager is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pläger. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plager? popularity and diffusion

It is the 586,691st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name Plager occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Plager are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Plager is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent are found, Nebraska, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Plager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plager has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plager surname expanded 988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plager Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plager surname are 21.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plager earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning $46,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pläger9427/
Pflager92219/
Plauger92144/
Plaeger9263/
Planger9246/
Plasger9235/
Plagere9228/
Phlager926/
Pladger921/
Plagger921/
Pleager921/
Plagert921/
Plaiger920/
Plage91675/
Plangger861,147/
Plaugher86702/
Pfleager8616/
Pflauger8612/
Pflaeger865/
Plaggert864/
Pillager861/
Pleadger861/
Pflanger861/
Plaugier861/
Phleager860/
Phlaeger860/
Plaugger860/
Plange836,959/
Plöger833,824/
Placer833,610/
Plagge832,504/
Pleger831,562/
Ploger83366/
Pliger83195/
Plazer83182/
Plajer83128/
Plaser8359/
Plages8323/
Plaige8320/
Plañge8317/
Pléger8311/
Plagie834/
Plaget833/
Plagee832/
Plauge832/
Plageh831/
Phlage830/
Pfleger777,171/
Ploeger772,745/
Pleuger77518/
Pfliger77356/
Plogger77309/
Plajzer77208/
Placher77195/
Plasier77174/
Plazier77140/
Phleger77128/
Pillage77121/
Plazzer7775/
Pleiger7743/
Plazerd7738/
Plagges7727/
Plogher7726/
Pfléger7720/
Plögert7716/
Pleoger779/
Pellage779/
Plaiser777/
Plajere777/
Ploguer775/
Pflöger772/
Phlages772/
Plasere771/
Plaughe771/
Plazjer771/
Plouger771/
Pluiger771/
Plauzer771/
Plagueh771/
Plogert771/
Pfläger771/
Plaaser771/
Plegier771/
Pleadge771/
Plangey771/
Plarzer771/
Playzer770/
Phliger770/
Pflazer770/
Plaicer770/
Plauser770/
Plaatge770/
Platcer770/
Planghe770/
Plegger770/
Plegher770/
Pleeger770/
Pleaser770/
Place7318,366/
Plaga732,239/
Plaze73273/
Plase7348/
Ploge7317/
Plagi7315/
Plaje731/
Plaisier711,680/
Plaizier71548/
Pfleeger71261/
Pfleiger71205/
Pfleuger71131/
Pleacher7157/
Platcher7137/
Pellazer7124/
Plaieser7122/
Playsier7122/
Phleeger7121/
Pellacer7115/
Pliauzer7114/
Plougher718/
Pflacher717/
Pflegger716/
Pelliger715/
Plachert715/
Pillacer715/
Plachier714/
Plaicher712/
Pillazer712/
Pilleger712/
Pflleger711/
Ploegger711/
Hpfliger711/
Pilliger711/
Pellagie711/
Plaschge711/
Playzier711/
Pelleger711/
Peellage711/
Pilladge710/
Phleuger710/
Pflouger710/
Pflegher710/
Pfluiger710/
Phleiger710/
Phlegher710/
Platje67561/
Placey67238/
Plauchier6772/
Plájer6772/
Please6763/
Plaize6756/
Plaise6755/
Plangi6740/
Plózer6734/
Plagis6725/
Plozer6717/
Plaggi6716/
Plaucheur6714/
Plazet6714/
Plahtcher6713/
Plagui6712/
Plagès677/
Plause676/
Plasce676/
Plonge675/
Pfleinger675/
Plasir675/
Plauga674/
Playce674/
Placir674/
Plauce673/
Plasie672/
Pleaze672/
Plegir672/
Plazes672/
Plasee672/
Plaseh672/
Plaghi672/
Plauze672/
Pellegier671/
Pfluesger671/
Plodge671/
Plazze671/
Plases671/
Placjr671/
Plajce671/
Plazie671/
Plázer671/
Plânge671/
Pliace671/
Plojer671/
Ploser671/
Hplace671/
Plasey670/
Pleuge670/
Ploget670/
Playse670/
Phleigher670/
Placee670/
Playze670/

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Footnotes

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