Plaub Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Plaub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plaub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Plaub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plaub is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaub? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plaub is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Plaub live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 966,679. In Czechia Plaub is most common in: Karlovy Vary Region, where 91 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Czechia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Plaub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plaub has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Plaub surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleaub910/
Plab8945/
Plub892/
Ploub8025/
Phlab808/
Plauf801/
Platb801/
Pflub801/
Plaubová7710/
Plauff731/
Plattb731/
Pillab731/
Plaw67124/
Plav6720/
Plup6717/
Plob6714/
Pillaib678/
Pluw672/
Pluv672/
Pelloub671/
Plap671/
Phloubt670/
Plauffe670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Plaub
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