Plesa Surname

67,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Plesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,1351:3,273449
Spain3041:153,79011,291
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Latvia1171:17,5222,599
Austria641:133,05418,198
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Hungary411:239,42119,309
France351:1,897,792163,564
Australia341:793,99150,673
England331:1,688,42669,999
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Greece271:410,36354,524
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Pleša (1,569) & Pleşa (1,191) are calculated separately.

Plesa (19) may also be a first name.

Plesa Last Name Facts

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

Plesa (Russian: Плеса) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pleša or Pleşa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plesa is the 67,616th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 990,290 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Plesa live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 6,135 people, or 1 in 3,273. In Romania Plesa is most numerous in: Alba County, where 16 percent live, Cluj County, where 9 percent live and Sibiu County, where 7 percent live. Barring Romania it exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Plesa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plesa are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plesa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.46% less than the national average, earning €7,370 per year; in United States they earn 22.33% more than the national average, earning $52,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.86% more than the national average, earning $71,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleša931,569/
Pleşa931,191/
Plesea911,350/
Plesha911,080/
Plessa91716/
Plesia9194/
Pletsa9150/
Pleisa9143/
Plesat919/
Pleasa916/
Plesas912/
Plsa895/
Plessas831,114/
Pletsas8354/
Plescha8325/
Pleshaj8319/
Pleasai838/
Pillesa835/
Pleasha835/
Pleasay834/
Pleasea832/
Pellesa831/
Plessaz831/
Pleesai831/
Pleesat831/
Plasa80915/
Plese80824/
Pilsa80122/
Plysa8097/
Pleso8087/
Plisa8072/
Plosa8063/
Pelsa8035/
Pleca8023/
Pleßa8013/
Pleja8010/
Pleza809/
Plexa806/
Pleča802/
Plesó802/
Plesy801/
Pleża801/
Plsat801/
Plsau801/
Pleasats772/
Pleassas771/
Pleszacz771/
Plećaš73875/
Plessy73841/
Plesse73829/
Plezia73522/
Plessi73353/
Plecha73311/
Pleace73291/
Pleșca73287/
Pleşea73235/
Plecis73203/
Plassa73193/
Plasha73130/
Pleshe73118/
Plasaj73108/
Phlasa73105/
Plesis7386/
Pelcea7370/
Please7363/
Plisga7356/
Plesce7353/
Plečaš7351/
Pleuse7344/
Plisas7342/
Pelsia7339/
Plesie7333/
Pleser7324/
Plosza7324/
Plisca7324/
Plitsa7322/
Plesio7320/
Plasai7319/
Pilsas7318/
Plosah7316/
Plosay7314/
Plesso7313/
Pleise7312/
Plasay7311/
Pleces7311/
Plosaj739/
Plecia738/
Pleesi738/
Plezes735/
Pliasa734/
Pilsia733/
Plečas733/
Pleese732/
Pleaze732/
Pilsga732/
Pleisi732/
Pleses732/
Pleåža732/
Plesho732/
Plshah732/
Plisha732/
Plaisa731/
Plehse731/
Pleshi731/
Pletsy731/
Pliesi731/
Pilsah731/
Pelsai731/
Plissa731/
Plescy731/
Pletsi731/
Pelzea731/
Pleaşă731/
Plesér731/
Plezat731/
Plezis731/
Playsa731/
Plisai731/
Plosha731/
Pelsea730/
Pilges730/
Plessis675,551/
Plesser67647/
Pelleja67506/
Ploshah67474/
Pellisa67356/
Ploszaj67332/
Phlasai67248/
Pletser67243/
Ploszay67237/
Plessie67219/
Ploszai67122/
Ploshay67100/
Plesset67100/
Pillisa6764/
Plesher6760/
Plesier6759/
Plesich6757/
Pletcha6755/
Plechač6751/
Plesche6746/
Plechas6745/
Pleiser6744/
Plesetz6732/
Plza6731/
Ploshai6724/
Plossay6721/
Plescei6719/
Pletsis6718/
Phlaisa6718/
Pellosa6716/
Pleisse6715/
Plitsas6715/
Placeau6713/
Plesseu6713/
Pelshea6712/
Plescho6711/
Pellesy6711/
Plessey6710/
Pilleja6710/
Pletsys6710/
Pleshet677/
Pledges676/
Plaszaj675/
Pliassa675/
Plezhaj675/
Pleased674/
Pilleshsha673/
Phlisat673/
Plashay672/
Pillosa672/
Plozeau672/
Plesses672/
Plca672/
Pleases672/
Plaszai672/
Ploysap672/
Pleshiy671/
Plassay671/
Phlisha671/
Plce671/
Pleasee671/
Plechaa671/
Plescio671/
Plesger671/
Plezzes671/
Plse671/
Plso671/
Plaseah671/
Pellasa671/
Plechat671/
Pleseer671/
Plesiot671/
Plessed671/
Pleuseu671/
Plischa671/
Plesiss671/
Pleesis671/
Plja671/
Plxa671/
Plysach671/
Plze671/
Plossai671/
Pleasey670/
Pleaser670/
Pelceau670/

Plesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plesa in the Russian language
Плесаplesa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plesa
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