Plej Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Plej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia741:33,6176,581
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France21:33,211,361423,184

Plej Last Name Facts

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

Plej occurs most in Slovenia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plej? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Plej live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 33,617. In Slovenia Plej is most numerous in: Mura, where 96 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 1 percent reside and Drava, where 1 percent reside. Beside Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleij89177/
Pleje89103/
Pelej8974/
Pleja8910/
Pilej893/
Pleji892/
Ple862,306/
Plj861/
Plejić80494/
Plejer8022/
Pellej802/
Plejič801/
Pyle7526,205/
Pele7511,408/
Pile7510,051/
Plea754,890/
Plet752,704/
Ples752,114/
Ploj75820/
Pley75788/
Plee75720/
Plez75627/
Pleß75598/
Pleh75499/
Pleş75296/
Plep75276/
Pleș75225/
Pleš75207/
Plec75199/
Pled75137/
Plei75131/
Pilj7587/
Plye7547/
Pleu7546/
Phle7536/
Plée7535/
Pler7524/
Plaj7519/
Plle7518/
Plie7517/
Pleś7511/
Påle755/
Plex754/
Péle753/
Pluj753/
Pfle752/
Păle752/
Plij752/
Plji751/
Pleè751/
Pîle751/
Pülj751/
Pple751/
Pldj751/
Pjlj751/
Plja751/
Plzj751/
Pplj751/
Pelj751/
Pleijet731/
Pelle6714,402/
Pyles679,988/
Pille678,561/
Peele676,581/
Pitle676,010/
Peled675,735/
Pless674,716/
Plett674,431/
Pelei674,132/
Pilet673,720/
Peleh673,552/
Phele673,288/
Paile672,811/
Pelea671,664/
Peley671,494/
Pelet671,447/
Piele671,417/
Piles671,331/
Peles671,153/
Pehle671,127/
Pleas67807/
Plech67721/
Pelep67718/
Plets67683/
Peale67636/
Pleis67625/
Pleșa67624/
Puile67615/
Pilge67598/
Plesz67542/
Plaja67528/
Plier67507/
Pelez67501/
Poile67491/
Pileh67464/
Peler67451/
Pleić67447/
Peleu67424/
Plesh67421/
Pesle67379/
Piler67366/
Plekh67363/
Pfile67346/
Payle67331/
Pelaj67309/
Pilea67291/
Pilie67281/
Peile67268/
Plehi67252/
Pleet67250/
Phile67212/
Pilei67212/
Pliez67208/
Plies67197/
Plees67195/
Pleiß67183/
Pleth67155/
Poyle67151/
Plahe67136/
Phyle67132/
Pleat67121/
Pleer67119/
Piley67113/
Piole67112/
Peule67106/
Pyler67105/
Pelge6797/
Petle6787/
Pilaj6786/
Pliet6786/
Phlaj6786/
Pelhe6781/
Peyle6766/
Peleş6758/
Pyole6755/
Pisle6754/
Pejla6744/
Pleit6743/
Plajh6743/
Pelejová6740/
Pelie6738/
Plepp6738/
Pelee6735/
Pölle6733/
Pähle6731/
Pläge6731/
Ploei6730/
Pileç6726/
Pflie6724/
Pylet6722/
Pylee6719/
Ploey6718/
Phlec6716/
Pejle6715/
Pledt6715/
Pleys6714/
Plyes6714/
Pilhe6713/
Pihle6713/
Plehr6713/
Pluij6713/
Pleep6713/
Pluie6712/
Pilee6710/
Plajt679/
Phlet678/
Plaae678/
Plezh677/
Pileu677/
Plehs677/
Pilep675/
Pilez675/
Plaey674/
Plley674/
Påhle674/
Pleay674/
Phlep674/
Puyle673/
Pěleš673/
Pylge673/
Péley673/
Pylei673/
Plesr672/
Pleaz672/
Pylle672/
Phler672/
Plest672/
Pleyt672/
Pleèa672/
Plešs672/
Pelée672/
Pyley671/
Peljć671/
Phles671/
Phluj671/
Plerz671/
Plezt671/
Pllei671/
Pller671/
Plyey671/
Hplec671/
Hpler671/
Bhple671/
Plaee671/
Bpleh671/
Pliep671/
Phlex671/
Peleș671/
Pelèe671/
Pleeß671/
Plehe671/
Pleix671/
Pleuh671/
Pleyd671/
Pleți671/
Pließ671/
Plojt671/
Pylaj671/
Pålle671/
Pélet671/
Péleu671/
P'Ple671/
Hplee671/
Pelleija671/
Pleeh671/
Plezz671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Pleoy670/
Pytle670/
Pfley670/
Pliey670/
Plohe670/
Plioe670/
Phlie670/
Plerr670/
Pylie670/
Pfluj670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plej
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