Plavenieks Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Plavenieks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plavenieks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England61:9,286,343223,652
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Pļavenieks (3) are calculated separately.

Plavenieks Last Name Facts

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

Plavenieks is most common in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Pļavenieks. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plavenieks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plavenieks reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Plavenieks is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Latvia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pļavenieks973/
Plavnieks9589/
Plavinieks902/
Pļavnieks841/
Belavnieks805/
Pilovnikas701/
Bleavings5319/
Pehlivan Aksu521/
Bello Venegas521/

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