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 more frequently found in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Pleşca or Pleșca. Click here to see other potential spellings of Plesca.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesca? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plesca is the 69,094th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,014,979 people. Plesca occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Plesca reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Plesca is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

The last name Plesca is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is carried by 4,618 people, or 1 in 771. In Moldova Plesca is mostly concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent live, Strășeni District, where 9 percent live and Rîșcani District, where 6 percent live. Beside Moldova it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 32 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Plesca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plesca last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Plesca
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