Pleitez Surname
Approximately 7,299 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePleitez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 4,415 | 1:1,437 | 273 |
| United States | 1,174 | 1:308,738 | 28,337 |
| Guatemala | 992 | 1:16,212 | 1,432 |
| Honduras | 638 | 1:13,819 | 734 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
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.
- beapleitesPleitez Demographics
Average Male Pleitez Height
166 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pleitez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pleitez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pleitez is found most in El Salvador. It may be rendered as a variant: Pleitéz or Pleitèz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pleitez? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 68,059th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 998,431 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pleitez reside; 83 percent reside in Central America and 83 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most numerous in El Salvador, where it is held by 4,415 people, or 1 in 1,437. In El Salvador it is most numerous in: San Salvador Department, where 27 percent live, La Libertad Department, where 17 percent live and Santa Ana Department, where 16 percent live. Excluding El Salvador this last name is found 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 surname are 42.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.1% being registered to vote for the 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.
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Footnotes
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