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 more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 547,713th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pleiss are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne 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. Beside The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Pleiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pleiss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pleiss surname are 9.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.79% registered to vote for the 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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