Plenske Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plenske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plenske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Plenske Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plenske has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plenske? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plenske is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Plenske are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 67 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.

Plenske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plenske has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plenske surname increased 111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plenske Last Name Statistics demography

Plenske earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.38% less than the national average, earning $21,411 USD per year.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Plenske
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