Pleis Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pleis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3461:232,67525,787
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
France331:2,012,810168,616
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Pleis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pleis is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 520,629th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. The surname Pleis occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Pleis live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 232,675. In Germany Pleis is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 78 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Hesse, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany Pleis exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Pleis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pleis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pleis last name expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pleis are 27.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.51% being registered to vote for the party.

Pleis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleiss91584/
Pleise9112/
Pleihs916/
Pleios914/
Pleish910/
Plis892,320/
Ples892,114/
Plei89131/
Pleisch83239/
Pleisse8315/
Pleiuss830/
Pless804,716/
Pleus80957/
Plese80824/
Pleas80807/
Plets80683/
Plais80600/
Pluis80589/
Plesz80542/
Pliss80511/
Pleić80447/
Plesh80421/
Plias80340/
Plehi80252/
Plues80213/
Plies80197/
Plees80195/
Pleiß80183/
Pleij80177/
Plisz80173/
Plish80144/
Plise8085/
Pleit8043/
Plois8040/
Pleie8035/
Pleys8014/
Plyes8014/
Ploes8013/
Plaes808/
Plehs807/
Phlis805/
Plios804/
Plisc803/
Plesr802/
Pleia802/
Plest802/
Plešs802/
Phles801/
Pllei801/
Pllis801/
Pleix801/
Pleți801/
Pleitsch770/
Ple752,306/
Pli75628/
Pellis731,482/
Plesse73829/
Pelles73665/
Pellei73498/
Pleass73318/
Plesch73276/
Pleuss73247/
Plisch73239/
Pluess73225/
Pillis73213/
Pletts73188/
Pilles73176/
Pluies73176/
Plowes73133/
Pleshe73118/
Pillei7398/
Plaiss7395/
Please7363/
Pleich7356/
Plaise7355/
Plesce7353/
Pleash7352/
Pleuse7344/
Pleets7339/
Pliats7326/
Plawes7324/
Pleesz7323/
Pleuhs7321/
Pledts7318/
Plaesh7317/
Ploehs7315/
Pleitt7314/
Pleice7312/
Pliess7311/
Plaias739/
Pyllis736/
Playes736/
Plisse735/
Ploias734/
Pletsh734/
Plehyi734/
Pleats733/
Phllis733/
Pleese732/
Ploesh732/
Pfleid731/
Phleds731/
Phlias731/
Phliss731/
Phllei731/
Plehse731/
Pliscz731/
Plishh731/
Pluish731/
Plaids731/
Ploues731/
Plessz731/
Plaits731/
Pleess731/
Pleiad731/
Pliesz731/
Pletds731/
Pleeji731/
Pleeys731/
Phlees731/
Plitsh730/
Ploess730/
Pluiss730/
Ploesz730/
Phlies730/
Phlles730/
Phless730/
Pluise730/
Puelles677,142/
Plas675,290/
Plea674,890/
Pletsch673,144/
Plys672,750/
Plet672,704/
Plisova67925/
Pillish67855/
Plue67846/
Pley67788/
Plee67720/
Plic67630/
Plez67627/
Pleß67598/
Phli67593/
Plai67507/
Pleh67499/
Pillias67474/
Plit67325/
Pliś67315/
Pleş67296/
Plep67276/
Pellois67252/
Pleș67225/
Pellish67218/
Pleš67207/
Plec67199/
Pillais67193/
Pellise67190/
Pillois67183/
Ploe67169/
Plitsch67152/
Pled67137/
Plej6786/
Pliz6762/
Ploesch6759/
Plid6754/
Plye6747/
Plesche6746/
Pleu6746/
Pleshch6745/
Phle6736/
Plishch6736/
Plée6735/
Ploi6731/
Pellios6728/
Plagges6727/
Plés6727/
Pler6724/
Pliesch6722/
Pillets6721/
Plia6719/
Pluisch6719/
Plle6718/
Plip6718/
Plie6717/
Pellaes6717/
Plli6716/
Plesova6713/
Pliš6712/
Pleś6711/
Plio679/
Plae678/
Pillios676/
Pellias676/
Påle675/
Plesová675/
Plaisse675/
Plex674/
Pellais674/
Pyllias674/
Plih674/
Pillisz673/
Pellies672/
Pfle672/
Pliy672/
Pillies672/
Plisová672/
Pleitch672/
Plij672/
Pleischová671/
Peulles671/
Pellest671/
Poelles671/
Plás671/
Plís671/
Pleè671/
Pliß671/
Puellei671/
Puellis671/
Pple671/
Plajies671/
Pleasch671/
Pleeshh671/
Plyi671/
Ppli671/
Plogges670/
Pelliss670/
Pillaes670/
Plaisch670/

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