Plattenberger Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Plattenberger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plattenberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Plattenberger Last Name Facts

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

Plattenberger occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plattenberger? popularity and diffusion

Plattenberger is the 1,573,888th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Plattenberger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Plattenberger are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 35 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Plattenberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plattenberger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 477 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plattenberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plattenberger surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Plattenberger earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,069 USD per year.

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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 Plattenberger
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