Plech Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Plech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5821:65,30710,267
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Austria111:774,13064,097
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Plech Last Name Facts

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

Plech (Russian: Плечь) occurs most in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plech? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,730th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Plech live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 65,307. Excluding Poland Plech is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Plech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plech has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plech last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plech Last Name Statistics demography

Plech earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plesch91276/
Pletch91239/
Pleche91133/
Pleich9156/
Plecht9111/
Pleach915/
Pleech912/
Plch89605/
Pleh89499/
Plec89199/
Pletsch833,144/
Pleisch83239/
Pellech8354/
Plesche8346/
Pleshch8345/
Pliesch8322/
Pytlech8314/
Plestch839/
Pleitch832/
Pletche831/
Pleasch831/
Pilch8010,996/
Ploch804,678/
Plich801,367/
Plach80654/
Plesh80421/
Pelch80406/
Plekh80363/
Plehi80252/
Pleth80155/
Pleic8058/
Plecs8029/
Plöch8022/
Phlec8016/
Plehr8013/
Plych8010/
Plece807/
Plezh807/
Plehs807/
Pleci802/
Hplec801/
Bpleh801/
Plehe801/
Pleuh801/
Pleeh801/
Pylch801/
Plechova77151/
Plechová77136/
Plietsch7782/
Petleche7714/
Pletzsch7711/
Pelleche778/
Plestsch773/
Pletsche771/
Pleitsch770/
Ple752,306/
Plh7566/
Plc7513/
Plicht73381/
Pleace73291/
Plisch73239/
Piltch73154/
Pleece73126/
Pleshe73118/
Pelleh73107/
Pilche7367/
Plesce7353/
Pleash7352/
Pelche7322/
Pleuhs7321/
Pleeth7320/
Pellec7312/
Pleice7312/
Plitch739/
Plaich736/
Pleihs736/
Pletsh734/
Plehyi734/
Plèche733/
Pluich732/
Pliche731/
Peltch731/
Plehse731/
Pletsc731/
Pielch731/
Pilchs731/
Pltsch731/
Phleeh731/
Plioch730/
Pleish730/
Plietzsch71117/
Pleschova713/
Pleschová711/
Pelc6710,021/
Plea674,890/
Plet672,704/
Ples672,114/
Pilc671,191/
Pley67788/
Plee67720/
Plic67630/
Plez67627/
Pleß67598/
Plchová67558/
Pillich67401/
Pleş67296/
Plep67276/
Pleș67225/
Plaiche67209/
Pleš67207/
Plitsch67152/
Pled67137/
Plei67131/
Plej6786/
Peltsch6784/
Pllc6770/
Pilh6765/
Plyh6749/
Pleu6746/
Pelh6745/
Pillach6742/
Pellach6740/
Plyshch6738/
Phle6736/
Plishch6736/
Plée6735/
Plecová6734/
Pler6724/
Pléh6724/
Pflicht6723/
Pluisch6719/
Plle6718/
Plie6717/
Plehova6717/
Plehová6714/
Pleś6711/
Pellich6710/
Pölleth6710/
Geepleh678/
Plchova676/
Påle675/
Pellechová674/
Piglich674/
Plex674/
Plih674/
Pplc674/
Pldh674/
Pöllich673/
Pfle672/
Piltsch672/
Phlc672/
Plsc672/
Pjlc672/
Pealche671/
Pellece671/
Pleischová671/
Pilshch671/
Plecova671/
Plysche671/
Pleè671/
Pple671/
Plcs671/
Pleeshh671/
Plhc671/
Plhd671/
Plhp671/
Plhy671/
Plhz671/
Pylh671/
Plaisch670/

Plech Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plech in the Russian language
Плечьplec-

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