Plein Surname

162,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Plein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2271:65,6128,395
United States6171:587,45447,985
Suriname2881:1,919240
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
Netherlands1151:146,84522,164
Luxembourg761:7,6391,194
Canada611:604,02649,778
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England201:2,785,90397,972
France171:3,907,219231,005
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Monaco11:37,0664,748
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Plein (61) may also be a first name.

Plein Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Plein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plein is the 162,212th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,717,206 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Plein live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Plein is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 61 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,227 people, or 1 in 65,612. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 43 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Saarland, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Suriname, where 11 percent live.

Plein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plein last name expanded 1,763 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Plein last name are 18.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Plein earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning R 245,964 per year; in United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plesin9195/
Pletin9142/
Pleian9140/
Pleine917/
Pleing913/
Vplein913/
Plen89317/
Pleutin83109/
Plesing8389/
Plecing8333/
Pöllein8322/
Plessin8321/
Plechin8315/
Pillein839/
Pleingh834/
Pellein834/
Pleinne831/
Plain803,199/
Plehn801,261/
Pline80522/
Ploen80432/
Plian80239/
Plent80149/
Pleim80111/
Plenn8088/
Plien8082/
Plenc8082/
Plean8075/
Pleng8061/
Pleyn8054/
Pløen8051/
Plaen8051/
Pluen8039/
Pleen8010/
Plene808/
Plenh807/
Pluin806/
Pleun802/
Plend802/
Ploin802/
Plyen802/
Plessing77220/
Pletting7798/
Poellein7731/
Pelleing7711/
Pleating775/
Pelletin774/
Pleihann772/
Pleszing772/
Pellesin771/
Pellecin771/
Pleasing770/
Platen731,995/
Plaine731,017/
Platin73665/
Pleten73615/
Pletyn73444/
Pleune73392/
Plaian73290/
Plitin73235/
Plaehn73215/
Plehan73106/
Placin73100/
Plaiin7398/
Phlian7384/
Plasin7374/
Plegne7371/
Phloen7359/
Ploian7345/
Pliang7343/
Plesen7339/
Pleyan7332/
Plăian7331/
Plenck7329/
Plenne7320/
Phlaen7320/
Plesyn7318/
Pleuen7316/
Plehen7314/
Plyten7311/
Plaien7310/
Pleang7310/
Plisin736/
Pleant736/
Phlean735/
Plaing735/
Plasen735/
Pleșan735/
Plysin735/
Placen734/
Pleßen734/
Pliten733/
Pliant733/
Plaint733/
Plowen733/
Ploing733/
Plehyn733/
Phlene731/
Phlesn731/
Plauen731/
Pliien731/
Pleyon731/
Phlain731/
Pluijn731/
Plysen731/
Plesim731/
Pleyne731/
Plhion731/
Playin731/
Ployen731/
Phleen731/
Pfleng731/
Pluine730/
Plehne730/
Phline730/
Plettinck71133/
Pellecijn711/
Pillecijn711/
Pleshchin711/
Platten672,764/
Plan671,909/
Playing67339/
Plassen67319/
Phlasen67308/
Pillien67239/
Phlasin67233/
Plem67231/
Pelloin67215/
Pellien67183/
Plaitin67162/
Pillain67146/
Pellene67127/
Pletten67126/
Pleń67119/
Plautin67114/
Plesent67110/
Plessen67103/
Plenova6786/
Plating6767/
Plechyn6760/
Pleutim6747/
Plausin6745/
Plechen6745/
Plessim6740/
Plassin6739/
Plaisen6739/
Phliang6736/
Plaștin6735/
Ployhin6732/
Plasing6728/
Placent6727/
Plecyng6727/
Placing6723/
Plattin6718/
Plahina6715/
Plaaten6714/
Plachin6714/
Plaisin6714/
Playsen6714/
Plojing6710/
Pelline679/
Plaihan679/
Pillian678/
Phlaiin676/
Plissin675/
Pleasnt675/
Pluggen675/
Phlaion674/
Phloion674/
Plyasin673/
Playten673/
Placend673/
Pleejan673/
Platijn672/
Pluhina672/
Plawenn672/
Playsin672/
Plascen671/
Plahtin671/
Plausen671/
Pleitim671/
Plichin671/
Plohina671/
Ploween671/
Pelluin671/
Pellian671/
Plaggen671/
Plasent671/
Plainne671/
Plaiyna671/
Plehyna671/
Pliahan671/
Pillean670/
Platend670/
Plessne670/
Plouien670/
Plasint670/

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