Plesca Surname

69,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Plesca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova4,6181:77145
Romania2,2971:8,7411,155
France541:1,230,050127,496
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Greece261:426,14656,152
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Pleşca (457) & Pleșca (287) are calculated separately.

Plesca (11) may also be a first name.

Plesca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plesca is most common in Moldova. It may occur as: Pleşca or Pleșca. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,094th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,014,979 people. The surname Plesca is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Plesca are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Plesca is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

Plesca is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is borne by 4,618 people, or 1 in 771. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent reside, Strășeni District, where 9 percent reside and Rîșcani District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Moldova Plesca is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 32 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Plesca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plesca last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plesca earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.61% more than the national average, earning $60,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.15% less than the national average, earning $40,665 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleşca94457/
Pleșca94287/
Plescau92143/
Plescha9225/
Pleasca922/
Pletsca921/
Pleca9123/
Pleschka8686/
Plescach8612/
Plesco83695/
Plecas83367/
Pleska83348/
Plosca83280/
Plesce8353/
Plisca8324/
Plecka836/
Plecat835/
Plescy831/
Pellescas801/
Pleshka771,395/
Pleskač77318/
Pleszka77116/
Pleskas7752/
Plesche7746/
Plecash7731/
Plescei7719/
Plescho7711/
Plechka775/
Pleskah773/
Plecaud771/
Pleczka771/
Pleskat771/
Plesska771/
Pliecka771/
Plieska771/
Plischa771/
Pletcka770/
Plescko770/
Plica73184/
Pleka7349/
Pleco7312/
Pleqa732/
Plíca731/
Pleskach713,898/
Pleskacz71419/
Plischka71401/
Plaschka71376/
Pleschke71146/
Pellesco71107/
Pleschko7159/
Plescott7115/
Ploschka7112/
Pleskaya715/
Pilscaia715/
Pleskich711/
Pleskoch711/
Pellisca711/
Pleskaas711/
Pleskatš711/
Pleskocz711/
Pliesgka711/
Pyleshka711/
Plyska672,411/
Pliska672,187/
Plesko671,090/
Plicka67442/
Pelleschi67241/
Plisco67221/
Pletschke67192/
Ploska67188/
Plecko67161/
Pleskó67131/
Plesskaya6799/
Plesky6787/
Pleski6777/
Plieschke6777/
Plasco6772/
Pleske6761/
Pletschko6750/
Pleszkoch6744/
Pleška6734/
Pelska6726/
Pleský6720/
Pellescki6719/
Plekha6718/
Plexco6715/
Pleuka6714/
Pleqaj6714/
Pleská6713/
Plíska6713/
Plečka677/
Petleshka677/
Ploscă677/
Pilska677/
Plećka676/
Pleiscott675/
Plicas675/
Plitschka673/
Ploscá673/
Pletco672/
Plizca672/
Pleskachz672/
Pelsci671/
Pleskatch671/
Pleeka671/
Plazca671/
Pleika671/
Plekas671/
Pleschkou671/
Pleshchey671/
Pleshchko671/
Pleshkach671/
Pleszkats671/
Pylska671/
Pletshcke671/
Plettcats671/
Plieco671/
Pleeco670/
Pelsco670/
Plehka670/

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