Plekh Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Plekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1711:266,21534,596
Belarus1121:84,83113,432
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Plekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plekh (Russian: Плех) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plekh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 780,352nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Plekh reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Plekh is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 266,215. In Ukraine it is most common in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Kiev, where 9 percent reside and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 31 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Plekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Plekh last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Plekh last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 42.86% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plek8925/
Plech80721/
Phlek80488/
Pleak80138/
Pleck80137/
Pylkh8052/
Pilkh8039/
Plikh8024/
Pleik8021/
Plykh8010/
Pleke805/
Plaek803/
P'Lek801/
Pílek801/
Ploek801/
Pliek801/
Plegh800/
Plekhova772,939/
Pleszkch772/
Plk7536/
Phlaek73315/
Pletch73239/
Pleake73188/
Pellek73150/
Pleche73133/
Ploegh7392/
Pleske7361/
Pleich7356/
Pleick7354/
Plecke7344/
Pleßke7336/
Pletke7335/
Pleeck7318/
Plykht7315/
Pailek7314/
Poilek7311/
Plecht7311/
Pleugh7310/
Pleach735/
Plekss734/
Plehik732/
Pleech732/
Plikhe731/
Pelkhe731/
Peylkh731/
Phlegh731/
Pliksh731/
Pilkhe731/
Pljkeh731/
Pfleck731/
Phloek731/
Plecks731/
Pleike731/
Plejke731/
Pleuck730/
Pleaks730/
Plch67605/
Pelk67429/
Pilk67330/
Plec67199/
Plej6786/
Pellech6754/
Pleshch6745/
Plettke6744/
Pölk6735/
Pelleck6735/
Plik6721/
Plyk6720/
Peileke6719/
Pytlech6714/
Pillikh676/
Plex674/
Plesske673/
Plke673/
Pyllykh673/
Plekova672/
Pleitch672/
Pellykh672/
Plkg672/
Plkz672/
Pleq671/
Vplk671/
Hplk671/
Phlaikh671/
Plkq671/
Plkk671/
Plhg671/
Pellikh671/
Plhc671/
Pethlek671/
Pflleke671/
Pleshke671/
Pletche671/
Pleszke671/
Pløk671/
Plechke671/
Pleg670/

Plekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plekh in the Russian language
Плехpleh-

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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 Plekh
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