Pleier Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pleier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5431:148,26117,819
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Austria511:166,96921,809
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Pleier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pleier occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pleier is the 440,539th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. Pleier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Pleier are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 148,261. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 50 percent reside, Hesse, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Pleier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pleier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pleier surname increased 793 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pleier are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

Pleier earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $40,002 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plehier9219/
Pleiere921/
Plieier921/
Plier91507/
Pleer91119/
Pleir911/
Pelleier863/
Pleyer832,428/
Ploier83131/
Plaier8361/
Pflier8325/
Pleire838/
Pleuer836/
Pleirė835/
Plyier832/
Pluier831/
Pleierová8031/
Pelleyier802/
Pelleeier801/
Pellegier801/
Pleierova801/
Pellier772,248/
Pillier77748/
Pfleyer773/
Pelleir773/
Plooier771/
Pilleer771/
Pleeyar771/
Pleeyer771/
Plohier770/
Ploeyer770/
Plair731,097/
Plyer73336/
Pluer73107/
Plear7387/
Pleur7329/
Ploer7324/
Plaer732/
Pellejer7134/
Player678,320/
Ployer67313/
Plower67191/
Plajer67128/
Pluyer6783/
Plájer6772/
Pleyerová6761/
Plawer6738/
Pläger6727/
Pléger6711/
Plauer6711/
Plujer678/
Pláyer671/
Pleare671/
Pluird671/
Pleyerova671/
Plojer671/

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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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  • 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 Pleier
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