Plekhan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Plekhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plekhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Plekhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plekhan (Georgian: პლეხან, Russian: Плехан) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plekhan.

How Common Is The Last Name Plekhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Plekhan live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 527,837. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Minsk Region, where 56 percent are found, Minsk, where 39 percent are found and Brest Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Belarus Plekhan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 39 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Plekhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plekhan in the Georgian language
პლეხანplekhan-
Plekhan in the Russian language
Плеханplehan-

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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 Plekhan
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