Plekan Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Plekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6041:75,36910,809
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Poland441:863,83566,160
France331:2,012,810168,616
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Plekan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plekan (Russian: Плекан) is found most in Ukraine. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plekan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 398,612th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname Plekan occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Plekan are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 604 people, or 1 in 75,369. In Ukraine Plekan is primarily found in: Ternopil Oblast, where 38 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Plekan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Plekan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plekan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.36% more than the national average, earning $62,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Plekan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plekan in the Russian language
Плеканplekan-

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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 Plekan
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