Plesha Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Albania

Plesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5161:702,44055,541
Ukraine4731:96,24213,790
Albania451:64,7577,655
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Plesha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plesha (Russian: Плеша) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 340,354th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. The last name Plesha occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Plesha live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 516 people, or 1 in 702,440. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 21 percent live, Indiana, where 18 percent live and Washington, where 15 percent live. Excluding The United States Plesha is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 44 percent live and Albania, where 4 percent live.

Plesha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Plesha are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plesha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.34% more than the national average, earning $64,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plescha9225/
Pleshaj9219/
Pleasha925/
Plesa917,359/
Plesea831,350/
Plessa83716/
Plecha83311/
Plasha83130/
Pleshe83118/
Plesia8394/
Pletsa8350/
Pleisa8343/
Plesat839/
Pleasa836/
Plesas832/
Plesho832/
Plshah832/
Plisha832/
Pleshi831/
Plosha831/
Plsa805/
Plessas771,114/
Ploshah77474/
Ploshay77100/
Plesher7760/
Plesich7757/
Pletcha7755/
Pletsas7754/
Plechač7751/
Plesche7746/
Plechas7745/
Ploshai7724/
Pelshea7712/
Plescho7711/
Pleasai778/
Pleshet777/
Pillesa775/
Plezhaj775/
Pleasay774/
Plashay772/
Pleasea772/
Pleshiy771/
Phlisha771/
Plechaa771/
Pellesa771/
Plechat771/
Plessaz771/
Plischa771/
Pleesai771/
Pleesat771/
Pilleshsha753/
Pleša731,569/
Pleşa731,191/
Plasa73915/
Plese73824/
Pilsa73122/
Plysa7397/
Pleso7387/
Plisa7372/
Plosa7363/
Pelsa7335/
Pleca7323/
Pleßa7313/
Pleja7310/
Pleza739/
Plexa736/
Pleča732/
Plesó732/
Plesy731/
Pleża731/
Plsat731/
Plsau731/
Pletchas7134/
Plechatz7114/
Plechash717/
Pleasats712/
Pleassas711/
Pletsche711/
Pleszacz711/
Pletsech711/
Pillisha711/
Pëlleshi711/
Pleisher710/
Plećaš67875/
Plessy67841/
Plesse67829/
Plezia67522/
Plessi67353/
Pleace67291/
Pleșca67287/
Pelleschi67241/
Pleşea67235/
Plicha67215/
Plecis67203/
Plassa67193/
Plecho67134/
Pleche67133/
Pelcha67127/
Plasaj67108/
Phlasa67105/
Plesis6786/
Pelcea6770/
Please6763/
Plisga6756/
Plesce6753/
Plečaš6751/
Plesscher6748/
Pleuse6744/
Plisas6742/
Pelsia6739/
Plechy6736/
Plesie6733/
Pleser6724/
Plosza6724/
Pletschet6723/
Plitsa6722/
Plesio6720/
Plasai6719/
Pilsas6718/
Plosah6716/
Plosay6714/
Plesso6713/
Pilcha6713/
Pleise6712/
Plasay6711/
Pleces6711/
Plosaj679/
Pelshe679/
Pelsoh678/
Plecia678/
Pleesi678/
Plechi677/
Pliseh677/
Peljeh677/
Płecha676/
Plezes675/
Peljha674/
Pilshe674/
Pliasa674/
Pilsia673/
Plečas673/
Pleese672/
Pleaze672/
Pilsga672/
Pleisi672/
Pellechat672/
Pleses672/
Pleåža672/
Plaisa671/
Plehse671/
Pletsy671/
Pliesi671/
Pilshi671/
Pilsah671/
Pelsai671/
Plissa671/
Plescy671/
Pletsi671/
Pelzea671/
Pilsoh671/
Pleaşă671/
Pleischer671/
Pleshchey671/
Plesér671/
Plezat671/
Plezis671/
Playsa671/
Plisai671/
Pelsea670/
Pilges670/

Plesha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plesha in the Russian language
Плешаplesa-

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