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

Plesak (Russian: Плесак) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Plešak or Plešák. Click here for other possible spellings of Plesak.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesak? popularity and diffusion

Plesak is the 1,159,732nd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Plesak are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 272,591. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 88 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine Plesak exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Plesak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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
  • 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 Plesak
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