Pleitez Surname

68,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Pleitez Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Spanish word pleités, which means 'person who mediates between two or more people to compose their disagreements'.

In Russian, the word means 'finger'.

For some reason yet to be known, this last name is highly common in El Salvador and through migration is that the name has been able to locate itself in different countries.

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Pleitez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador4,4151:1,437273
United States1,1741:308,73828,337
Guatemala9921:16,2121,432
Honduras6381:13,819734
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Panama41:978,06412,245
Belize21:177,7373,502
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Pleitéz (1) & Pleitèz (1) are calculated separately.

Pleitez (10) may also be a first name.

Pleitez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Spanish word pleités, which means 'person who mediates between two or more people to compose their disagreements'.

In Russian, the word means 'finger'.

For some reason yet to be known, this last name is highly common in El Salvador and through migration is that the name has been able to locate itself in different countries.

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Pleitez Last Name Facts

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

Pleitez has its highest incidence in El Salvador. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pleitéz or Pleitèz. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleitez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,059th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 998,431 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pleitez are found; 83 percent are found in Central America and 83 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Pleitez is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The surname Pleitez is most commonly held in El Salvador, where it is carried by 4,415 people, or 1 in 1,437. In El Salvador Pleitez is most frequent in: San Salvador Department, where 27 percent live, La Libertad Department, where 17 percent live and Santa Ana Department, where 16 percent live. Barring El Salvador this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Guatemala, where 14 percent live.

Pleitez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pleitez last name are 42.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pleitez earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.14% less than the national average, earning $36,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleitéz951/
Pleitèz951/
Pleite92625/
Pleitz92110/
Pletez927/
Plitez925/
Pleites861,193/
Pleiter86834/
Pleijte86192/
Pleytez86180/
Plietez865/
Plaitez865/
Pleitiz862/
Pletiez862/
Pleietz861/
Pleitee861/
Pleitze861/
Pleteiz861/
Ploetez861/
Pletz832,900/
Plete83972/
Pliez83208/
Plitz83196/
Plite8359/
Pleister8094/
Pleijter8059/
Pleities801/
Pleitter801/
Pleistes801/
Pleythez801/
Pfleiter800/
Pletea772,089/
Ploetz771,524/
Plette77352/
Pleyte77248/
Plitea77142/
Plietz77107/
Pleteš7799/
Pliete7787/
Plaetz7785/
Plaete7782/
Pleter7753/
Pletes7744/
Platez778/
Pleate776/
Pleita774/
Pleste772/
Pletet771/
Pliter771/
Plaiez771/
Pliste771/
Pleutz771/
Pluitz770/
Plitte770/
Pluetz770/
Pleete770/
Pletey770/
Plettz770/
Plitey770/
Plaite770/
Pleijster7543/
Pelleiter758/
Plez73627/
Pliz7362/
Plested711,073/
Plester71787/
Pilliez71229/
Plijter71112/
Pleeter71109/
Pleyter7169/
Pelletz7151/
Pleytes7148/
Plawetz7144/
Pletter7136/
Plaiter7133/
Pleuter7129/
Pleiats7123/
Plister7117/
Plojetz7112/
Pillitz7111/
Plechte716/
Pillete715/
Plettes715/
Plaites713/
Plaited712/
Plaiste712/
Plether712/
Playtez712/
Plestes712/
Plaethe712/
Pleitch712/
Pleités712/
Pellete711/
Pellite711/
Pleetes711/
Pletche711/
Pleteac711/
Ploetzz711/
Pleatea711/
Pöllitz711/
Plehter711/
Pleyiti711/
Ploited711/
Phliter710/
Plisted710/
Plither710/
Platz6711,077/
Plate679,287/
Plaisted672,273/
Plets67683/
Pillette67492/
Pelleter67492/
Pelletey67460/
Pleić67447/
Plaister67363/
Pleta67337/
Pluister67224/
Pleti67127/
Plita67101/
Pellette6784/
Pleic6758/
Plätz6758/
Pluyette6756/
Plits6748/
Pluijter6741/
Plety6721/
Plouette6719/
Pleester6716/
Pliti6715/
Pleyster6715/
Pilliter6714/
Pelletie6713/
Pelliter6713/
Plichter6713/
Ployette6712/
Pletzsch6711/
Plyte679/
Pflister678/
Plezh677/
Plity675/
Plestter675/
Plytz674/
Plāte674/
Pliasted673/
Pilletee673/
Pleasted672/
Pleaz672/
Plaiz672/
Pleci672/
Pflester671/
Pleteher671/
Pletsche671/
Pletesch671/
Plateisz671/
Pletiche671/
Plezz671/
Plestead670/
Pleether670/
Plaistea670/
Pleitsch670/
Ploisted670/
Pleaster670/

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