Pleiss Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Pleiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4441:816,34962,706
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England31:18,572,686338,250
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Pleiss Last Name Facts

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

Pleiss occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pleiss.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleiss? popularity and diffusion

Pleiss is the 547,713th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. Pleiss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pleiss reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pleiss is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 816,349. In The United States Pleiss is mostly found in: Nebraska, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Pleiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pleiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pleiss surname increased 2,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pleiss last name are 9.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pleiss earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $44,403 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleisse9215/
Pleiuss920/
Pless914,716/
Pleis91625/
Pliss91511/
Plesse83829/
Pleass83318/
Pleuss83247/
Pluess83225/
Plaiss8395/
Pleise8312/
Pliess8311/
Pleihs836/
Plisse835/
Pleios834/
Phliss831/
Plessz831/
Pleess831/
Ploess830/
Pluiss830/
Pleish830/
Phless830/
Plis802,320/
Ples802,114/
Plei80131/
Pleisch77239/
Plaisse775/
Pelliss770/
Plass733,246/
Pleus73957/
Plese73824/
Pleas73807/
Plets73683/
Plais73600/
Pluis73589/
Plesz73542/
Pleić73447/
Plesh73421/
Plias73340/
Plehi73252/
Plues73213/
Plies73197/
Plees73195/
Pleiß73183/
Pleij73177/
Plisz73173/
Plish73144/
Plise7385/
Plyss7382/
Pleit7343/
Plois7340/
Pleie7335/
Pleys7314/
Plyes7314/
Ploes7313/
Plaes738/
Plehs737/
Phlis735/
Plios734/
Plesr732/
Pleia732/
Plest732/
Plešs732/
Phles731/
Pllei731/
Pllis731/
Pleix731/
Pleți731/
Plessova712/
Pellisse711/
Plessová711/
Pleitsch710/
Plasse673,806/
Ple672,306/
Pellis671,482/
Pelles67665/
Pli67628/
Pellei67498/
Plesch67276/
Plisch67239/
Pillis67213/
Pletts67188/
Pilles67176/
Pluies67176/
Plowes67133/
Pleshe67118/
Pillei6798/
Please6763/
Pleich6756/
Plaise6755/
Plesce6753/
Pleash6752/
Pleuse6744/
Pleets6739/
Pliats6726/
Plawes6724/
Pleesz6723/
Pleuhs6721/
Pledts6718/
Plaesh6717/
Ploehs6715/
Pleitt6714/
Pleice6712/
Pliassova6710/
Plaias679/
Plaass678/
Pyllis676/
Playes676/
Ploias674/
Pletsh674/
Plehyi674/
Pleats673/
Phllis673/
Pleese672/
Plyass672/
Ploesh672/
Pfleid671/
Phleds671/
Phlias671/
Phllei671/
Plauss671/
Plehse671/
Plishh671/
Pluish671/
Plyoss671/
Plaids671/
Plgass671/
Ploues671/
Platss671/
Plaits671/
Pleiad671/
Plouss671/
Pliesz671/
Pletds671/
Pleeji671/
Pleeys671/
Phlees671/
Ploesz670/
Phlies670/
Phlles670/
Pluise670/

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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 Pleiss
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