Pleijter Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pleijter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleijter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pleijter Last Name Facts

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

Pleijter occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pleijter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleijter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pleijter is the 2,506,728th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pleijter are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 301,557. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 68 percent are found, South Holland, where 14 percent are found and Zeeland, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleijster9443/
Pleiter93834/
Pleijte93192/
Plijter93112/
Pleister8894/
Pluijter8841/
Pleitter881/
Pfleiter880/
Pleite86625/
Pleter8653/
Pliter861/
Pelleiter828/
Pleitez807,299/
Pleites801,193/
Plester80787/
Pleeter80109/
Pleyter8069/
Pletter8036/
Plaiter8033/
Pleuter8029/
Plister8017/
Plether802/
Pletier802/
Pleitee801/
Plehter801/
Phliter800/
Plither800/
Pelleitier785/
Plete77972/
Plite7759/
Pelleter75492/
Plaister75363/
Pluister75224/
Pleester7516/
Pleyster7515/
Pilliter7514/
Pelliter7513/
Plichter7513/
Pflister758/
Plekhter756/
Plestter755/
Plecther752/
Pflester751/
Pleteher751/
Pleistes751/
Pleether750/
Pletcter750/
Pleaster750/
Pelletier7198,925/
Plater713,125/
Pletea712,089/
Plette71352/
Pleyte71248/
Plitea71142/
Plyter71137/
Pellitier71135/
Pleteš7199/
Pliete7187/
Plaete7182/
Pelletter7147/
Pletes7144/
Pilletere7141/
Pelleteur7138/
Pelleteir7117/
Pillitere7114/
Plaistere7112/
Pellieter717/
Pletez717/
Pleate716/
Plitez715/
Pillitter715/
Pillister714/
Pleita714/
Pellitter713/
Pilletier712/
Pellitere712/
Pillitier712/
Pleste712/
Pilliater712/
Pelletere711/
Pelletitr711/
Pletet711/
Pflichter711/
Pellejate711/
Pliste711/
Pëlletier711/
Plitte710/
Pelleterr710/
Pleete710/
Pletey710/
Plaisterd710/
Plitey710/
Plaite710/
Plaster674,547/
Platter672,584/
Plested671,073/
Playter67633/
Pleytez67180/
Pellettier67115/
Pillittere67103/
Platier67100/
Pluyter6765/
Pleytes6748/
Pläster6727/
Plauter6726/
Platere6723/
Plahter6716/
Pellettere6716/
Plather6715/
Pellittere6711/
Pellietier678/
Pillittier678/
Plechte676/
Pillete675/
Plaitez675/
Plettes675/
Pellittier674/
Plaites673/
Pellletier673/
Plaited672/
Placter672/
Plaiste672/
Pleitiz672/
Plestes672/
Plaethe672/
Pleités672/
D'Pelliter672/
Pellethier672/
Pelledtier671/
Pellete671/
Pellietter671/
Pellite671/
Pielletier671/
Pleetes671/
Pleteiz671/
Pleitéz671/
Platear671/
Pleatea671/
Pleitèz671/
Pleyiti671/
Ploited671/
Ployter670/
Plisted670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pleijter
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