Plege Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Plege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plege occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Plege click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plege? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Plege live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany Plege is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Plege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plege has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plege surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleger911,562/
Plenge911,160/
Pledge911,004/
Plegge91460/
Plaege9137/
Pflege9120/
Ploege912/
Pleuge910/
Pelenge8312,531/
Pfleger837,171/
Pledger835,503/
Phleger83128/
Pleiger8343/
Plengey8318/
Pellege8310/
Pillege837/
Pledges836/
Pledgie834/
Pilenge834/
Plegues832/
Pleager831/
Pledged831/
Plesger831/
Plegier831/
Pleguer831/
Pleadge831/
Phleges830/
Plegger830/
Plegher830/
Pleeger830/
Plese80824/
Plage80675/
Pilge80598/
Pleje80103/
Pelge8097/
Plega8067/
Pläge8031/
Pleze8028/
Ploge8017/
Pleße8014/
Plece807/
Pylge803/
Plegi801/
Plger801/
Pfleeger77261/
Pfleiger77205/
Phleeger7721/
Pfleager7716/
Plenghei777/
Pflegger776/
Pelenghe774/
Pilleger772/
Pelleges772/
Pfledger771/
Pflleger771/
Pleadger771/
Pilengge771/
Pelennge771/
Peelenge771/
Pleigies771/
Pelleger771/
Pellenge771/
Phleager770/
Pflegher770/
Phleiger770/
Phlegher770/
Pilger736,427/
Plagge732,504/
Plesea731,350/
Pelger731,271/
Plesse73829/
Peljee73720/
Pliger73195/
Plecer73160/
Pleche73133/
Pleece73126/
Pleshe73118/
Pelese7381/
Pelece7378/
Please7363/
Pløger7358/
Plesce7353/
Pleßer7350/
Piljee7345/
Pleuse7344/
Pilnge7335/
Plezer7334/
Plesie7333/
Pläger7327/
Pligge7325/
Pleser7324/
Plejer7322/
Plinge7321/
Plaige7320/
Pflger7318/
Pölger7315/
Pleice7312/
Pleise7312/
Plegui7312/
Pléger7311/
Pleces7311/
Pleesi738/
Peleze737/
Plizge737/
Plezes735/
Pelgep735/
Phelge734/
Paylge733/
Pleese732/
Pleaze732/
Pleses732/
Plegai732/
Pelgez731/
Pelgge731/
Pelzee731/
Pldger731/
Plehse731/
Pilgee731/
Pilese731/
Plageh731/
Pleguy731/
Plänge731/
Plæger731/
Plînge731/
Pliega731/
Pülger731/
Pleeji731/
Phlage730/
Plengy730/
Phlega730/
Pilges730/
Pellegier711/
Pailledge710/
Phleigher710/
Plesser67647/
Pfliger67356/
Plessie67219/
Plecher67151/
Pillage67121/
Pillega67107/
Plesset67100/
Plezier6779/
Plesher6760/
Plesier6759/
Pellegi6755/
Pelecer6754/
Pleizer6751/
Pleiser6744/
Pelengi6742/
Pillegi6736/
Pellega6735/
Plesetz6732/
Pfléger6720/
Plescei6719/
Plejzer6715/
Plingey6714/
Plesseu6713/
Plessey6710/
Plechey679/
Pellage679/
Pleagui678/
Pleshet677/
Peleser675/
Pleased674/
Pilinge674/
Ploysee674/
Plgy673/
Pleasea672/
Plga672/
Phelgey672/
Pflyger672/
Pelesie672/
Phileze672/
Pillger672/
Plesses672/
Pleases672/
Pfelger672/
Pflöger672/
Pelesei672/
Puylese671/
Philger671/
Pellece671/
Pfilger671/
Plce671/
Pleasee671/
Pletche671/
Plezzes671/
Plse671/
Pluiger671/
Pelesea671/
Pelinge671/
Pilengy671/
Pfläger671/
Pelesse671/
Peleces671/
Pejljee671/
Pleseer671/
Plessed671/
Pleuseu671/
Pleesai671/
Pleesis671/
Phylece671/
Pleijet671/
Plze671/
Pelloge671/
Pleasey670/
Phliger670/
Plechet670/
Pfllger670/
Pelgett670/
Pilesse670/
Pledjer670/
Phlezer670/
Pilchee670/
Pleaser670/
Plaiger670/

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Footnotes

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