Plea Surname

97,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Plea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali4,7761:3,553268
Ivory Coast471:490,87715,694
Senegal391:373,8291,859
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Pléa (5) are calculated separately.

Plea (41) may also be a first name.

Plea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plea is found in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Pléa. Click here to see other potential spellings of Plea.

How Common Is The Last Name Plea? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plea is the 97,128th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,490,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Plea are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Mande Africa. Plea is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 41 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mali, where it is borne by 4,776 people, or 1 in 3,553. Excluding Mali this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and Senegal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pléa925/
Pleas89807/
Pleșa89624/
Pleah89273/
Pleat89121/
Pleha89100/
Pleya8991/
Pleja8910/
Pleay894/
Pleaz892/
Pleia892/
Pleèa892/
Pleap890/
Plead890/
Pla8622,384/
Ple862,306/
Pleass80318/
Pleșea80141/
Pleash8052/
Plehia8040/
Pleyau8022/
Pleeya8012/
Pleach805/
Pleats803/
Pillea803/
Plejia802/
Pellea801/
Pleiad801/
Plas755,290/
Plat753,942/
Plet752,704/
Ples752,114/
Plaz751,436/
Plaß751,186/
Play75891/
Plue75846/
Pley75788/
Plee75720/
Plez75627/
Pleß75598/
Plai75507/
Pleh75499/
Plaa75437/
Plau75353/
Ppla75308/
Pleş75296/
Plep75276/
Pleș75225/
Ploe75169/
Plah75149/
Plla75139/
Pled75137/
Plei75131/
Plha7599/
Plej7586/
Plad7568/
Phla7558/
Plye7547/
Pleu7546/
Phle7536/
Plée7535/
Pler7524/
Pleo7521/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plle7518/
Plie7517/
Pleś7511/
Plya759/
Plae758/
Påle755/
Plúa755/
Ploa753/
Plga752/
Pfle752/
Plaï752/
Plap751/
Plâa751/
Pleè751/
Pple751/
Plja751/
Pelleja73506/
Playeah7351/
Plehova7317/
Pelleya7315/
Pilleja7310/
Pilleau738/
Plehacz731/
Pleasch731/
Pilla6761,914/
Platt6751,764/
Pelle6714,402/
Playa6710,630/
Pille678,561/
Pella675,588/
Pless674,716/
Plett674,431/
Plass673,246/
Plaut672,271/
Plast671,837/
Plaud671,646/
Plaha671,359/
Plaia671,192/
Playe671,069/
Pleus67957/
Ploie67765/
Plech67721/
Plapp67706/
Plets67683/
Plach67654/
Pleis67625/
Plais67600/
Plesz67542/
Plaja67528/
Plaat67494/
Pleić67447/
Plejo67429/
Plesh67421/
Phlai67373/
Plait67352/
Plias67340/
Plaas67282/
Plehi67252/
Pleet67250/
Ploia67245/
Ploye67240/
Plowe67231/
Pylla67220/
Pleux67202/
Plees67195/
Plaiu67185/
Pleiß67183/
Pleij67177/
Pleuß67165/
Plays67162/
Plaue67157/
Pleth67155/
Plaus67151/
Plats67140/
Pluja67138/
Plahe67136/
Pleye67130/
Pleer67119/
Phlay67118/
Pleho67110/
Ploya67104/
Pleje67103/
Plyha67100/
Phlae6799/
Plahs6796/
Plash6795/
Plaux6790/
Plaid6788/
Phlaj6786/
Playo6785/
Plyay6784/
Pliya6773/
Pleyo6767/
Pleut6767/
Phlat6753/
Pleit6743/
Plajh6743/
Pllai6742/
Plaiy6742/
Plasz6740/
Plahy6739/
Pliha6739/
Plepp6738/
Plaaß6737/
Pleie6735/
Pölle6733/
Pléha6731/
Pläge6731/
Plaht6728/
Phlya6727/
Pflie6724/
Placz6721/
Plawe6719/
Plahý6718/
Plazz6717/
Playà6716/
Ploue6715/
Pledt6715/
Pleys6714/
Pladt6714/
Plaie6713/
Plehr6713/
Pleep6713/
Phlad6712/
Pluie6712/
Phlau6710/
Playu679/
Pliia679/
Plajt679/
Phlet678/
Phlia678/
Platì677/
Pleot677/
Plehs677/
Playt676/
Phlas676/
Plauš676/
Pléau675/
Plaić675/
Playi674/
Plley674/
Pluye674/
Phlue674/
Plajo674/
Pelleova674/
Påhle674/
Playá674/
Pëpla674/
Phlep674/
Playz673/
Pliat673/
Påhla673/
Plehhova673/
Plesr672/
Plauz672/
Pylle672/
Phler672/
Plest672/
Plaiz672/
Plaii672/
Pleyt672/
Plešs672/
Plašt672/
Plaah672/
Plaai672/
Plaje671/
Plaph671/
Phles671/
Playy671/
Plezt671/
Plhad671/
Pllei671/
Pller671/
Pllya671/
Pilleiah671/
Hpler671/
Bhple671/
Bpleh671/
Pilleova671/
Playd671/
Playé671/
Plazp671/
Pleeß671/
Plehe671/
Pluya671/
Pléah671/
Plóia671/
Pleuh671/
Pleyd671/
Pleți671/
Põlla671/
Pålle671/
P'Ple671/
Hplee671/
Plaãa671/
Pelleija671/
Plaad671/
Pleeh671/
Plezz671/
Phlla671/
Pleoy670/
Pfley670/
Plaay670/
Pliey670/
Phlie670/
Plerr670/

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