Plesak Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Plesak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1671:272,59135,306
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Poland21:19,004,374199,659

The alternate forms: Plešak (56) & Plešák (71) are calculated separately.

Plesak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plesak (Russian: Плесак) is most common in Ukraine. It can also appear as: Plešak or Plešák. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Plesak reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 272,591. In Ukraine it is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 88 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 2 percent live. Apart from Ukraine this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Plesak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

Plesak earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plešak9456/
Plesiak92451/
Pleshak92157/
Pleszak92154/
Pleesak923/
Plešák8971/
Pleschak8618/
Phleesak864/
Plysak83709/
Plisak83260/
Pilsak83159/
Plesac83104/
Plasak836/
Plecak833/
Pelsak831/
Plesakova8025/
Pleshchak805/
Phlasak771,018/
Pilszak77318/
Pleciak77141/
Phlisak77137/
Plyshak7787/
Pliszak7775/
Plechak7754/
Pelshak7716/
Plissak7712/
Ploszak7710/
Pleczak779/
Pleshok776/
Plassak775/
Plishak773/
Plessac771/
Pleszac771/
Plisiak771/
Pllasak771/
Pilsack770/
Pleshakova756,244/
Plzak73287/
Ploschak7112/
Pleschac711/
Pleschakova711/
Pielshak711/
Pliszack711/
Plischak711/
Pielsiak711/
Plisczak711/
Piljak67364/
Pilzak67342/
Plazak67132/
Peljak6766/
Pelcak6765/
Pelzak6733/
Plecák6729/
Plizak6716/
Plesacova6714/
Plzack678/
Plisakova677/
Pleşakova677/
Plyshchak674/
Plažák673/
Plazák672/
Pilcak672/
Plysakova672/
Plysok672/
Pelsac671/
Plicak671/

Plesak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plesak in the Russian language
Плесакplesak-

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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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  • 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 Plesak
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