Pleja Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Serbia

Pleja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pleja Last Name Facts

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

Pleja occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pleja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pleja is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Pleja are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 100 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plejia912/
Plea894,890/
Plej8986/
Plja891/
Pelleja83506/
Peleija8331/
Pilleja8310/
Plesa807,359/
Pelea801,664/
Pleșa80624/
Plejo80429/
Pilja80368/
Pilea80291/
Pleah80273/
Pleje80103/
Pleha80100/
Pelja8058/
Pleca8023/
Pleßa8013/
Pleza809/
Plexa806/
Pleay804/
Pleji802/
Pleèa802/
Pleża801/
Pleajhai771/
Pelleija771/
Pelesa731,714/
Plesea731,350/
Plesha731,080/
Plessa73716/
Plezia73522/
Plejić73494/
Plecha73311/
Pleșca73287/
Peleha73150/
Pleșea73141/
Peulja73126/
Plesia7394/
Peleza7385/
Pelcea7370/
Pilija7362/
Pellja7348/
Pleisa7343/
Plehia7340/
Piljay7332/
Piljaš7329/
Pleejo7328/
Plejer7322/
Plekha7318/
Pailja7317/
Piljas7312/
Pailea7311/
Pilesa7311/
Peleea739/
Plesat739/
Pelyea737/
Pleasa736/
Philea735/
Peljha734/
Pîșlea734/
Pillea733/
Pelija733/
Peleah732/
Pleayo732/
Pleåža732/
Plesas732/
Pellej732/
Peliea731/
Pellea731/
Paylea731/
Petlja731/
Pelzea731/
Pișlea731/
Pillja731/
Plejič731/
Plezat731/
Plejoo731/
Pyleha731/
Peelea731/
Pelsea730/
Pellejaud711/
Plessas671,114/
Pellejo67518/
Pelesai67307/
Pletcha6755/
Playeah6751/
Plechač6751/
Plye6747/
Plechas6745/
Pelajia6737/
Plée6735/
Plza6731/
Pleo6721/
Pelesia6720/
Pleshaj6719/
Plie6717/
Pelegia6717/
Pleejoo6717/
Pellejà6716/
Pelshea6712/
Pilleau678/
Pleayee678/
Piltjai678/
Pleasai678/
Pellija677/
Pillija677/
Pielesa676/
Pillesa675/
Plsa675/
Plezhaj675/
Pheljay674/
Pleasay674/
Pecelja673/
Pleasea672/
Plca672/
Pelijas672/
Peldjah671/
Plechaa671/
Plji671/
Pelesea671/
Picilja671/
Pilesia671/
Pealejo671/
Pellesa671/
Peleașă671/
Pelehač671/
Pillejo671/
Plechat671/
Plehacz671/
Plejoux671/
Plessaz671/
Pleè671/
Pleesai671/
Pelessa671/
Pleesat671/
Pleijet671/
Plxa671/
Pailejo671/
Pleasey670/
Phillea670/
Pelceau670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pleja
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