Plague Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Liberia

Plague Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plague Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Plague (19) may also be a first name.

Plague Last Name Facts

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

Plague is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plague? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Plague live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 2,214,091. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 53 percent are found, Brittany, where 40 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 3 percent are found. Not including France Plague occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Liberia, where 28 percent are found.

Plague Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plague has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plague Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plague surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Plague earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $33,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plangue923/
Plagueh921/
Pillague862/
Plangque861/
Plaque8316/
Plagui8312/
Plagbe838/
Plogue831/
Plag80810/
Plaquet77982/
Plaques7711/
Pleagui778/
Plongue775/
Plaggui773/
Plaquea772/
Placque771/
Plaucke771/
Plakoue771/
Plangwe771/
Plake73926/
Plaag73210/
Plaux7390/
Plagg7336/
Plaug7329/
Plauk7327/
Plagh738/
Pflag734/
Plaig730/
Plagt730/
Plancque71181/
Placquet7117/
Pillagua711/
Placke671,891/
Pleake67188/
Plakke67153/
Platke6781/
Plauck6752/
Plaqui6724/
Plaske6723/
Plaugh6722/
Phlagg6712/
Plaukh677/
Plauks676/
Pålhag675/
Phlake675/
Plaucs674/
Pellacuer673/
Placgk672/
Plaags671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plague
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