Plek Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Plek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France91:7,380,302306,885
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Plek (44) may also be a first name.

Plek Last Name Facts

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

Plek (Russian: Плэк) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Plek is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Plek live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Plek is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 7,380,302. In France it is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 89 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 11 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Plek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plek surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plek surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Plek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phlek89488/
Plekh89363/
Pleak89138/
Pleck89137/
Pleik8921/
Pleke895/
Plaek893/
Pliek891/
Ploek891/
Pílek891/
P'Lek891/
Plk8636/
Phlaek80315/
Pleake80188/
Pellek80150/
Pleske8061/
Pleick8054/
Plecke8044/
Pleßke8036/
Pletke8035/
Pleeck8018/
Pailek8014/
Poilek8011/
Plekss804/
Plehik802/
Pfleck801/
Phloek801/
Plecks801/
Pleike801/
Plejke801/
Pleuck800/
Pleaks800/
Pelk75429/
Pilk75330/
Plec75199/
Pölk7535/
Plik7521/
Plyk7520/
Plex754/
Plke753/
Plkg752/
Plkz752/
Pløk751/
Pleq751/
Plkk751/
Plkq751/
Vplk751/
Hplk751/
Pleg750/
Plettke7344/
Pelleck7335/
Peileke7319/
Plesske733/
Plekova732/
Pflleke731/
Pleshke731/
Plechke731/
Pleszke731/
Pethlek731/
Ploeg673,446/
Plekhova672,939/
Pilke67983/
Pelke67808/
Plegt67174/
Pleschke67146/
Plick6798/
Pülke6761/
Pleic6758/
Pylkh6752/
Phlik6747/
Plecq6746/
Peilecke6742/
Phlyk6741/
Pilkh6739/
Poelk6734/
Pelck6725/
Plikh6724/
Pölke6724/
Pilck6722/
Phlec6716/
Plisk6714/
Plikk6714/
Peylecke6714/
Plieg6711/
Plykh6710/
Plöck678/
Pölck674/
Ploik673/
Pfleg673/
Phlke672/
Plaik672/
Pleszkch672/
Plike672/
Pälke672/
Pjlqe672/
Pylec671/
Pelkg671/
Plcke671/
Hplec671/
Pailk671/
Pielk671/
Phlex671/
Plecková671/
Pleig671/
Pleix671/
Pleikova671/
Plyke671/
Hplck671/
Pylke670/
Paelk670/
Plegh670/

Plek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plek in the Russian language
Плэкplek-

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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 Plek
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