Pleava Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pleava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania381:528,36539,789
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pleavă (2) are calculated separately.

Pleava Last Name Facts

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

Pleava occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pleavă. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pleava is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pleava are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Pleava is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 528,365. In Romania Pleava is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 89 percent live, Argeș County, where 3 percent live and Caraș-Severin County, where 3 percent live. Beside Romania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleavă942/
Pleva912,990/
Plava91344/
Plieva837,150/
Plevač8397/
Plyeva8384/
Pllava8350/
Plavat8345/
Plaeva8344/
Ploeva8317/
Pleeva8310/
Plevat838/
Platva833/
Pleave831/
Plavai831/
Pljava831/
Pellava7735/
Pláňava7720/
Plehova7717/
Plyueva7710/
Plaňava778/
Pleyeva775/
Pilleva774/
Plijeva774/
Pliyeva773/
Pliavga771/
Plavaja771/
Pylleva771/
Plaivat771/
Plewa737,823/
Plíva73318/
Plevy73156/
Plaba73148/
Pliva73125/
Plyva73113/
Plavi7399/
Plevo7398/
Plave7365/
Pleve7346/
Plawa7340/
Plavá7328/
Pleba7316/
Plavy7316/
Plevi7312/
Plavý737/
Plavă731/
Pillevad71299/
Pillavat7127/
Pellevat7120/
Pillavas7111/
Pelleova714/
Plehhova713/
Pillavad712/
Plaivach711/
Pellevaz711/
Pligieva711/
Plevaova711/
Pilleova711/
Pellevad711/
Pellavad711/
Plevey67306/
Plavie67199/
Plever6757/
Plavos6754/
Plavis6746/
Plavou6742/
Plavea6741/
Plaver6737/
Plavio6736/
Plavet6729/
Plawat6727/
Plasua679/
Plavit679/
Plevit676/
Pllavi675/
Plavgo674/
Plaveţ674/
Plaway672/
Pleuvy672/
Pleviy671/
Pleive671/
Plevyi671/
Plievi671/
Plevgo671/
Plyova671/
Pilleevad671/
Plewha671/
Plevis671/
Plaswa671/
Plauwa671/
Plebay671/
Plejvi671/
Pleshchva671/

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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 Pleava
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