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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pläger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plager? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 586,691st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Plager reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Plager is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States Plager is most common in: California, where 13 percent reside, Nebraska, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States Plager exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Plager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plager has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 holding the Plager surname are 21.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.37% being registered to vote for the political 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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