Pleau Surname

245,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pleau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0021:36,7724,673
United States4261:850,84364,837
France1901:349,59352,489
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Pleau Last Name Facts

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

Pleau is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pleau.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 245,412th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,492,938 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Pleau are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 1,002 people, or 1 in 36,772. In Canada Pleau is most frequent in: Quebec, where 81 percent live, Ontario, where 16 percent live and Alberta, where 1 percent live. Other than Canada it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Pleau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pleau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pleau surname grew 2,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pleau last name are 20.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Pleau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.33% less than the national average, earning $41,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plau89353/
Pleu8946/
Pelleau83305/
Pleauth831/
Pleault831/
Plaut802,271/
Plaud801,646/
Pleșa80624/
Pleah80273/
Plaus80151/
Pleha80100/
Plaux8090/
Phlau8010/
Plauš806/
Plauz802/
Pleuh801/
Pelleaux775/
Pilleaux771/
Pla7522,384/
Plautz732,614/
Plault73726/
Plauth73241/
Pillau7333/
Plauch7320/
Pelleu739/
Plauts735/
Plautt733/
Plauhy731/
Plauss731/
Plaush731/
Pellau731/
Pilleu731/
Plaust731/
Plaučs731/
Plehou731/
Pllaut731/
Pflauz730/
Plas675,290/
Plat673,942/
Plaz671,436/
Plaß671,186/
Plou671,078/
Pillaud67493/
Plaa67437/
Pellaud67427/
Ppla67308/
Pellaux67209/
Plah67149/
Plla67139/
Plha6799/
Plad6768/
Phla6758/
Pleo6721/
Plia6719/
Plya679/
Pillaut674/
Pluo673/
Ploa673/
Plga672/
Plaï672/
Plausst671/
Pilliau671/
Plap671/
Plâa671/
Plehacz671/
Pillaux671/
Pillaus670/

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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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  • 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 Pleau
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