Plesec Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Plesec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1691:14,7203,464
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Plešec (188) are calculated separately.

Plesec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plesec occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Plešec. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 959,117th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name Plesec is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Plesec reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Plesec is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 14,720. In Slovenia it is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 30 percent live, Savinja, where 22 percent live and Carinthia, where 20 percent live. Not including Slovenia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Croatia, where 13 percent live.

Plesec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plesec surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Plesec earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.38% more than the national average, earning $64,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plešec94188/
Pletsech861/
Plesek8374/
Plesic8369/
Pleses832/
Pleshek77210/
Plesich7757/
Plesetz7732/
Pleszek7720/
Pleasic7718/
Pliseck776/
Plesses772/
Pleszic772/
Pleases772/
Plessek771/
Plsek73210/
Plessiez7170/
Pleschek7112/
Pleiseis711/
Plessets710/
Plisheck710/
Plecis67203/
Plešek67165/
Plisek67139/
Plešej67113/
Plisic6793/
Plesis6786/
Plecic6743/
Pelsez6731/
Plejic6731/
Plecić6718/
Pleces6711/
Pilsek6710/
Plesyk679/
Plezes675/
Plešic673/
Plesik672/
Plecek671/
Plecyk671/
Plezis671/
Pilges670/

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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 Plesec
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