Plauk Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plauk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plauk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Plauk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plauk is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plauk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Plauk are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent live, Bavaria, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany Plauk occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Plaukh917/
Plauks916/
Plak891,715/
Pluk89401/
Plaucke831/
Pluck801,958/
Plack801,615/
Plake80926/
Phluk80287/
Pluke80226/
Pleak80138/
Plhak80113/
Phlak8099/
Plaux8090/
Plakk8076/
Plaug8029/
Plyuk8020/
Plask8017/
Plyak8016/
Plusk8014/
Plukk8013/
Pfluk8012/
Plakh8010/
Plaek803/
Plukh803/
Plaik802/
Plazk802/
Pluks801/
Plukė801/
Plukš801/
Pliuk801/
Plouk800/
Placke731,891/
Phlaek73315/
Pleake73188/
Pfluke73161/
Plakke73153/
Plyukh73141/
Pellak73127/
Pillak73117/
Plague7383/
Platke7381/
Pfluck7369/
Pluške7353/
Pflyuk7350/
Plouck7339/
Pflugk7329/
Plaske7323/
Plutke7323/
Plucke7322/
Plaugh7322/
Plaque7316/
Plakht738/
Phlyak738/
Plukss737/
Pluksh735/
Phlake735/
Pelluk734/
Plaucs734/
Plyaks733/
Plueck733/
Plyakh732/
Placgk732/
Pluske732/
Plajek731/
Platkc731/
Ployak731/
Plyuik731/
Plyusk731/
Phlaik731/
Pliuek731/
Pluktt730/
Pluick730/
Pleuck730/
Plaack730/
Pleaks730/
Plug671,277/
Plag67810/
Plac67266/
Pellaux67209/
Plakova67200/
Plax67152/
Pellack67116/
Pillack6770/
Plok6767/
Pluszke6763/
Pleaugh6747/
Plattke6734/
Pillaik6717/
Plaacke6713/
Pluc677/
Plaszke677/
Plaiske674/
Plaková674/
Plashke673/
Plachke673/
Pflucke671/
Plakshs671/
Plucktt671/
Pillayk671/
Pillaux671/
Placque671/
Phlaikh671/
Phlluek671/
Plouzke670/
Pfluyck670/
Pluschk670/
Pluiske670/
Plllack670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plauk
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