Plentz Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Plentz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6671:320,95112,363
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Plentz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plentz has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plentz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 450,362nd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Plentz are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 320,951. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 75 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 8 percent live and São Paulo, where 5 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Plentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plentz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plentz surname grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plentz last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Plentz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.46% less than the national average, earning $37,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plenstz922/
Plenz91284/
Pellentz8631/
Plantz831,905/
Pelenz8370/
Plontz8354/
Plintz8337/
Pilenz8312/
Pflenz831/
Plents831/
Ploenz831/
Plnz801/
Poellentz801/
Pellenz771,778/
Pielenz77124/
Pflantz77108/
Pelienz772/
Peleenz771/
Peulenz771/
Plantzz770/
Planz731,054/
Plenc7382/
Plinz7347/
Plonz7314/
Plnts731/
Pleinets711/
Pleasnts711/
Poellntz711/
Plesents710/
Pflanz672,021/
Plants671,391/
Pelenc67243/
Poellintz6728/
Pilenc6724/
Pleasents6713/
Plentsova676/
Plenci671/
Plonts671/
Phlanz671/
Plainz671/
Plends671/
Plianz671/
Plints671/
Pflinz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Plentz
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