Plecas Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Plecas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plecas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Australia541:499,92037,885
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Croatia61:704,76744,411
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Plečas (3), Plećaš (875) & Plečaš (51) are calculated separately.

Plecas Last Name Facts

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

Plecas is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Plečas, Plećaš or Plečaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plecas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 773,729th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Plecas are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States Plecas is most common in: Illinois, where 18 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Arizona, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Plecas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plecas are 27.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plecas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.43% less than the national average, earning $40,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $47,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plečas943/
Plechas9245/
Plecash9231/
Pleckas926/
Pleca9123/
Plećaš89875/
Plečaš8951/
Pletchas8634/
Plechash867/
Plesca837,180/
Pleşca83457/
Pleșca83287/
Placas83116/
Plecka836/
Plicas835/
Plecat835/
Pilcas833/
Plesas832/
Pelcas831/
Plekas831/
Plca802/
Pellescas801/
Plettcats801/
Plessas771,114/
Placais77280/
Plescau77143/
Plesias7766/
Pletsas7754/
Pleskas7752/
Plechka775/
Pleasca772/
Plezias772/
Pelchas771/
Placash771/
Plackas771/
Pleakas771/
Plecaud771/
Plegkas771/
Pliecka771/
Pletcka770/
Pilca731,465/
Plica73184/
Pelca7373/
Pleka7349/
Pleco7312/
Plzas733/
Pleqa732/
Plcka731/
Plíca731/
Pleschka7186/
Plescach7112/
Pletsias717/
Pliackas716/
Pillacas713/
Pleasats712/
Plecheis711/
Pleskaas711/
Pellicas711/
Plesko671,090/
Plakas67834/
Plesco67695/
Pelcat67515/
Plicka67442/
Plikas67162/
Plecko67161/
Pleskó67131/
Pylkas6773/
Pelcea6770/
Plakos6769/
Plisas6742/
Pleška6734/
Plisca6724/
Plekha6718/
Pilsas6718/
Plekos6716/
Plexco6715/
Plokas6715/
Pleuka6714/
Pleqaj6714/
Pleská6713/
Pelkas6712/
Piljas6712/
Placos674/
Plcios674/
Pillca673/
Pletco672/
Plizca672/
Pliças671/
Plekac671/
Pleeka671/
Pilkas671/
Șpilca671/
Pleika671/
Plykas671/
Pleszkats671/
Puilca671/
Plieco671/
Pleeco670/
Pehlca670/
Pelcay670/
Paelca670/
Plehka670/

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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 Plecas
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