Plekker Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plekker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plekker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Australia361:749,88148,970
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Plekker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plekker has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plekker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plekker is the 963,821st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Plekker live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Plekker is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa Plekker is most common in: Western Cape, where 23 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent reside and Free State, where 21 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Plekker exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Plekker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plekker surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Plekker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 187.67% more than the national average, earning R 683,616 per year and in United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleker924/
Plokker86302/
Plecker86261/
Plesker86143/
Plykker8623/
Plehker866/
Pleke835/
Pleshker8013/
Pelleker801/
Pleake77188/
Plecer77160/
Pelker77152/
Pilker77105/
Pleket7791/
Pleske7761/
Plekeu7750/
Plecke7744/
Ploker7742/
Pleßke7736/
Pletke7735/
Pölker7726/
Plaker7723/
Plekes7722/
Pliker7711/
Pleike771/
Plekeh771/
Plejke771/
Plke733/
Poelker71544/
Placker71320/
Pöhlker71217/
Plecher71151/
Plikerd71112/
Plocker7193/
Plettke7144/
Puelker7143/
Pleukeu7129/
Plöcker7120/
Pläsker7119/
Pilåker717/
Pelkher715/
Plesske713/
Vpelker711/
Pielker711/
Pflcker711/
Plechke711/
Pleszke711/
Pilkerd711/
Pleshke711/
Pflleke711/
Pelkert711/
Plicker710/
Pilkier710/
Pfelker710/
Pelkier710/
Peilker710/
Phelker710/
Pflaker710/
Pellecer671,634/
Pilke67983/
Pelke67808/
Plickert67240/
Pleschke67146/
Pülke6761/
Pleacher6757/
Pleka6749/
Pölke6724/
Pleki6718/
Plishker6718/
Poehlker6715/
Pillecer6712/
Plockier6712/
Pliscker679/
Plece677/
Pleecher676/
Plockher674/
Plike672/
Phlke672/
Pälke672/
Puelcker672/
Pellekka671/
Plcke671/
Plyke671/
Pleskett671/
Pillekey670/
Pelliker670/
Pylke670/

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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 Plekker
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