Plehnert Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Plehnert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plehnert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Plehnert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plehnert is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plehnert? popularity and diffusion

Plehnert is the 2,776,799th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Plehnert are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany Plehnert is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Hamburg, where 18 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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