Plau Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Plau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
France811:820,03498,127
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Norway191:270,64728,127
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Plau (11) may also be a first name.

Plau Last Name Facts

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

Plau occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Plau.

How Common Is The Last Name Plau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 796,486th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. Plau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Plau live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

Plau is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,422,034. In Indonesia Plau is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 94 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Plau exists in 16 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Plau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Plau surname increased 292 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plau last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 24.51% less than the national average, earning 261,271 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $38,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaut892,271/
Plaud891,646/
Pleau891,622/
Plaiu89185/
Plaue89157/
Plaus89151/
Plaux8990/
Phlau8910/
Playu899/
Plauš896/
Plauz892/
Pla8622,384/
Plu861,594/
Plautz802,614/
Plault80726/
Plauth80241/
Pillau8033/
Pleyau8022/
Plauch8020/
Plauts805/
Plautt803/
Plauyo802/
Plaush801/
Plauss801/
Pellau801/
Plaust801/
Plaučs801/
Pluyau801/
Pllaut801/
Plauhy801/
Pflauz800/
Plauet800/
Plas755,290/
Plea754,890/
Plat753,942/
Plut752,615/
Plaz751,436/
Plaß751,186/
Plou751,078/
Play75891/
Plue75846/
Plus75790/
Plai75507/
Plaa75437/
Phlu75380/
Ppla75308/
Plah75149/
Plla75139/
Pllu75109/
Plha7599/
Pluy7578/
Plad7568/
Phla7558/
Pleu7546/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plup7517/
Pluh7510/
Plya759/
Plae758/
Pléa755/
Plúa755/
Plud753/
Pluo753/
Ploa753/
Pluj753/
Plga752/
Pplu752/
Pluz752/
Plaï752/
Plap751/
Pluś751/
Plâa751/
Pliu751/
Hplu751/
Pillaud73493/
Pellaud73427/
Pelleau73305/
Pluyaud73262/
Pellaux73209/
Playout7332/
Pluyaut7319/
Pillaut734/
Plauehe731/
Plausst731/
Pleault731/
Pleauth731/
Pilliau731/
Pillaux731/
Pillaus730/
Pilla6761,914/
Platt6751,764/
Playa6710,630/
Pella675,588/
Plass673,246/
Plast671,837/
Plaha671,359/
Plush671,233/
Plaia671,192/
Playe671,069/
Pellu671,055/
Pleus67957/
Pleas67807/
Plapp67706/
Plach67654/
Pleșa67624/
Plais67600/
Pluis67589/
Pluss67578/
Pillu67554/
Plaja67528/
Plaat67494/
Plyut67380/
Phlai67373/
Plust67359/
Plait67352/
Plias67340/
Pluot67284/
Plouy67283/
Plaas67282/
Pleah67273/
Ploux67253/
Ploia67245/
Pillault67244/
Plutt67240/
Põllu67240/
Pylla67220/
Pluch67206/
Pleux67202/
Pleuß67165/
Pluys67163/
Plays67162/
Pluid67149/
Playoult67141/
Plats67140/
Pluja67138/
Plahe67136/
Pleat67121/
Phlay67118/
Pluut67116/
Plous67106/
Ploya67104/
Pleha67100/
Phlae6799/
Plahs6796/
Plash6795/
Pleya6791/
Plaid6788/
Phlaj6786/
Playo6785/
Plyay6784/
Pliya6773/
Pleut6767/
Phlat6753/
Pleșu6744/
Plajh6743/
Pllai6742/
Plaiy6742/
Plasz6740/
Plahy6739/
Plaaß6737/
Pluit6734/
Pléha6731/
Plaht6728/
Phlya6727/
Placz6721/
Plawe6719/
Plout6718/
Plahý6718/
Plazz6717/
Plius6717/
Playà6716/
Ploue6715/
Pladt6714/
Plaie6713/
Pluij6713/
Phlad6712/
Pluie6712/
Pellault6711/
Plouh6711/
Pliia679/
Plajt679/
Phlut679/
Pöllu679/
Phlia678/
Plujà678/
Platì677/
Playt676/
Phlas676/
Phlou676/
Plouz676/
Pelleaux675/
Plaić675/
Pfluh675/
Playi674/
Pluye674/
Phlue674/
Plajo674/
Phluh674/
Phluy674/
Playá674/
Pëpla674/
Pflup673/
Ploud673/
Playz673/
Pliat673/
Påhla673/
Ploué673/
Pluhs673/
Pleaz672/
Pleia672/
Plaiz672/
Plaii672/
Ploup672/
Pluyo672/
Pleèa672/
Plašt672/
Plaah672/
Plaai672/
Plaje671/
Plaph671/
Phluj671/
Playy671/
Plhad671/
Pllya671/
Pluih671/
Pilleaux671/
Phlus671/
Pilliaud671/
Playd671/
Playé671/
Plazp671/
Pluya671/
Plyuş671/
Pléah671/
Plóia671/
Pleuh671/
Põlla671/
Pplus671/
Plaãa671/
Pillayus671/
Plaad671/
Plyui671/
Phlla671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Pluos670/
Pludt670/
Plaay670/
Pluoh670/
Pfluj670/

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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 Plau
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