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Where Does The Last Name Pleger Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pleger is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pléger. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleger? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 253,171^st most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,665,522 people. The last name Pleger is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pleger live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pleger is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 975 people, or 1 in 82,570. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Pleger Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pleger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pleger surname grew 1,279 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleger Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Pleger are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the party.

Pleger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $41,415 USD per year.