Pleister Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pleister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Pleister Last Name Facts

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

Pleister is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleister? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pleister reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 1,388,025. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 97 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Pleister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pleister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pleister surname decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleijster9443/
Pleiter93834/
Plester93787/
Plister9317/
Plaister88363/
Pluister88224/
Pliester88210/
Pleijter8859/
Pluester8827/
Pleester8816/
Pleyster8815/
Pflister888/
Plestter885/
Plaester883/
Pflester881/
Pleitter881/
Pleistes881/
Pfleiter880/
Pleaster880/
Plesteur880/
Pleite86625/
Pleter8653/
Pleste862/
Pliter861/
Pliste861/
Plaistere8212/
Pelleiter828/
Pillister824/
Plaistier820/
Plaisterd820/
Pleitez807,299/
Plaster804,547/
Pleites801,193/
Plested801,073/
Pleijte80192/
Plijter80112/
Pleeter80109/
Pleyter8069/
Pletter8036/
Plaiter8033/
Pleuter8029/
Pläster8027/
Plaiste802/
Plether802/
Pletier802/
Plistie802/
Plestes802/
Pleitee801/
Plehter801/
Phliter800/
Plisted800/
Plither800/
Pelleitier785/
Pellestier781/
Pellistier780/
Plete77972/
Plite7759/
Plaisted752,273/
Pelleter75492/
Pflaster75186/
Pluijter7541/
Plauster7519/
Plasterr7517/
Pilliter7514/
Pelliter7513/
Plichter7513/
Pliasted753/
Pleasted752/
Plasster751/
Pleteher751/
Plastier751/
Plestead750/
Pleether750/
Plaistea750/
Plasterd750/
Platster750/
Ploisted750/
Pelliestier741/
Pelletier7198,925/
Plater713,125/
Pletea712,089/
Plette71352/
Pleyte71248/
Plitea71142/
Plyter71137/
Pellitier71135/
Pleteš7199/
Pliete7187/
Plaete7182/
Pelletter7147/
Pletes7144/
Pilletere7141/
Plaste7139/
Pelleteur7138/
Pelleteir7117/
Plesti7116/
Pillitere7114/
Plista719/
Pellieter717/
Pletez717/
Pleate716/
Plitez715/
Pillitter715/
Pleita714/
Pellitter713/
Pilletier712/
Plisti712/
Pellitere712/
Pillitier712/
Pilliater712/
Plaistead711/
Pletis711/
Pelletere711/
Pelletitr711/
Plaiisted711/
Pletet711/
Plesta711/
Pflichter711/
Pëlletier711/
Plitte710/
Pelleterr710/
Pleete710/
Pletey710/
Plitey710/
Plaistedt710/
Plaite710/
Platter672,584/
Playter67633/
Pleytez67180/
Pellettier67115/
Plastre67106/
Pillittere67103/
Platier67100/
Plestis6781/
Pluyter6765/
Plestid6749/
Pleytes6748/
Plasted6731/
Plauter6726/
Plishta6725/
Platere6723/
Plateis6718/
Plahter6716/
Pleshty6716/
Pellettere6716/
Plather6715/
Plastir6711/
Pellittere6711/
Pellietier678/
Pillittier678/
Plechte676/
Pillete675/
Plaitez675/
Plettes675/
Pellittier674/
Plishti674/
Plaites673/
Pellletier673/
Plaited672/
Pleitiz672/
Plaethe672/
Plestys672/
Pleités672/
D'Pelliter672/
Pellethier672/
Pelledtier671/
Pellete671/
Pellietter671/
Pellite671/
Pielletier671/
Pleetes671/
Plestta671/
Pleteiz671/
Pleitéz671/
Platear671/
Pleatea671/
Pleitèz671/
Plishty671/
Pleyiti671/
Ploited671/
Pleashette670/
Ployter670/

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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 Pleister
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