Plechta Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Plechta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plechta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland421:904,97068,062
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Plechta Last Name Facts

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

Plechta is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plechta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plechta is the 2,979,664th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Plechta are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 904,970. Besides Poland Plechta occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plichta868,390/
Plachta861,411/
Plechte866/
Pilchta866/
Pleta83337/
Pletea772,089/
Pletta7786/
Pletat7749/
Pleeta7748/
Pletha7723/
Pletas7714/
Plihta7710/
Pleyta776/
Pleita774/
Plicta773/
Plheta772/
Pletňa772/
Plesta771/
Plezta771/
Pletad771/
Pletai771/
Plleta771/
Plehto771/
Plettau71218/
Plykhta71114/
Plikhta7140/
Pleteau7132/
Płachta7131/
Plishta7125/
Pelleta718/
Pleitas714/
Plettas713/
Pilleta711/
Pletadp711/
Pleatea711/
Plestta711/
Pleitaz711/
Plyta67620/
Pleto67277/
Plita67101/
Pelletta6736/
Plichter6713/
Pläta671/
Pelletas671/
Pilletta671/
Plestead670/
Pleitach670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Plechta
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