Pleshu Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Pleshu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 49 | 1:929,035 | 88,842 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Transnistria | 12 | 1:39,558 | 6,116 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Pleshu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pleshu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pleshu (Russian: Плешу) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pleshu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Pleshu are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 929,035. In Ukraine Pleshu is mostly concentrated in: Odessa Oblast, where 80 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent are found and Transnistria, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plesu | 91 | 1,273 | / |
| Plaesu | 83 | 92 | / |
| Plesiu | 83 | 70 | / |
| Pleasu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Plechu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Plesseu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Plechus | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pillesu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Plashui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pleuseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plechou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pilsu | 73 | 210 | / |
| Pleşu | 73 | 192 | / |
| Plasu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pelsu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Plisu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Plesó | 73 | 2 | / |
| Plezu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plsau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pleusseu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phlasu | 67 | 340 | / |
| Plossu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Plchut | 67 | 14 | / |
| Plasuň | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pilsiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pelchu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pilchu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phlsut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilsou | 67 | 1 | / |
Pleshu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pleshu in the Russian language | ||
| Плешу | plesu | - |
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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 Pleshu
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