Plepe Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Plepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia691:29,7114,547
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Plēpe (1) are calculated separately.

Plepe Last Name Facts

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

Plepe (Russian: Плепе) is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Plēpe. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plepe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Plepe occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Plepe are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 29,711. In Latvia Plepe is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 51 percent reside, Latgale, where 29 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides Latvia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plēpe931/
Pleper913/
Plep89276/
Pleipez832/
Pleiper830/
Plepi80617/
Pilpe80175/
Plepp8038/
Pleev8030/
Pleep8013/
Phlep804/
Plepa802/
Plape802/
Plope802/
Pliep801/
Pleeb801/
Pleps800/
Plper800/
Pleap800/
Pilleppe771/
Pelleper771/
Plp7517/
Pillpe73801/
Plepis73164/
Phleps73126/
Plepys7371/
Pillep7335/
Plepaj7318/
Pailep736/
Pilpes735/
Phleep734/
Phlipe734/
Philpe734/
Pellep733/
Phelpe732/
Plpees731/
Phlepi731/
Phliep731/
Pilper731/
Plopea731/
Plippe730/
Ploypet6791/
Plev6775/
Pillape6746/
Philppe6731/
Pläp6723/
Plip6718/
Plepsch6713/
Phlippe6713/
Phelper6710/
Philpet677/
Plaipet674/
Pilp673/
Pleb673/
Phillpe673/
Pillipe673/
Plepytė672/
Playper672/
Phelpes672/
Pleppetsch671/
Plisper671/
Plpa671/
Pillepa671/
Pailepi671/
Playpet671/
Pjlp671/
Plhp671/
Plpj671/
Plpp671/
Plps671/
Plpz671/
Pylp671/
Pflp671/
Phllipe670/
Pillper670/
Pfelper670/
Pilleps670/

Plepe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plepe in the Russian language
Плепеplepe-

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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 Plepe
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