Plefka Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Plefka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plefka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Germany931:865,65062,206
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Austria291:293,63633,260
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Plefka Last Name Facts

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

Plefka is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Plefka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plefka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 818,364th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Plefka reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 20 percent live, Connecticut, where 16 percent live and Massachusetts, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 22 percent live.

Plefka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plefka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plefka last name increased 3,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plefka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plefka are 16.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Plefka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $39,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pflefka9245/
Pliefka922/
Pleffka921/
Pfleefka861/
Plewka833,617/
Plevka83360/
Plifka8375/
Plafka838/
Plefko837/
Plefke832/
Pliefke77119/
Ploewka776/
Plefkey772/
Plevko67434/
Plewko67331/
Pliwka67164/
Plöwka6722/
Plewke6719/
Plawka6719/
Plifke6710/
Plivka672/
Plevke672/
Plowka671/
Plifko671/
Pflewko6219/
Plafhko622/
Plavko50261/
Plivca509/
Pliwko507/
Plovko503/

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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 Plefka
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