Pleska Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pleska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
Greece341:325,87646,418
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Moldova171:209,49219,497
France131:5,109,440259,941
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pleška (34) & Pleská (13) are calculated separately.

Pleska (37) may also be a first name.

Pleska Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pleska (Russian: Плеска) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as: Pleška or Pleská. For other potential spellings of Pleska click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleska? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pleska is the 804,502nd most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Pleska are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 37 people.

Pleska is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States Pleska is mostly found in: Ohio, where 43 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 14 percent live and Ukraine, where 14 percent live.

Pleska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pleska has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pleska surname expanded 13,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pleska last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pleska earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleška9434/
Pleská9413/
Pleshka921,395/
Pleszka92116/
Plieska921/
Plesska921/
Pleschka8686/
Pleskaya865/
Pliesgka861/
Plesca837,180/
Plyska832,411/
Pliska832,187/
Plaska83202/
Plesky8387/
Pleski8377/
Pleske8361/
Pelska8326/
Pleský8320/
Plíska8313/
Pilska837/
Pylska831/
Plesskaya8099/
Pliszka774,138/
Plishka77349/
Plyshka77231/
Plesker77143/
Plessky7766/
Plieske7748/
Pleskyi7727/
Plieski7723/
Pleskys7717/
Pleskie7717/
Plyszka778/
Pletsky776/
Pilszka775/
Plesske773/
Plesski772/
Pleasca772/
Plaiska772/
Pleskoi771/
Plizska771/
Plyskai771/
Pleskis771/
Pleshke771/
Pleszke771/
Plischka71401/
Pleschke71146/
Pylskaya71123/
Pletskyi7151/
Pletskiy7123/
Plesskyi7114/
Pleshker7113/
Pilskaya718/
Pillesky716/
Pliskaya712/
Pilskaja711/
Pletskoy711/
Pleskich711/
Pleshkis711/
Pleskett711/
Ploski67520/
Pleşca67457/
Pilski67437/
Plasky67433/
Pliske67406/
Plosky67279/
Pelski67255/
Pletschke67192/
Plaski67122/
Pylsky6799/
Plieschke6777/
Plisky6773/
Pliski6772/
Pilský6739/
Pleßke6736/
Pilská6736/
Plizka6735/
Plaeschke6733/
Pliška6732/
Plisca6724/
Plaske6723/
Pellescki6719/
Pilsky6717/
Pilske6713/
Pelsky6712/
Pliskeova677/
Plíška675/
Ploske675/
Pilleskey674/
Pylski673/
Ploský672/
Pelske671/
Pelletsky671/
Plisskaya671/
Pleškaitė671/
Pülske671/
Plejke671/
Pletshcke671/

Pleska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pleska in the Russian language
Плескаpleska-

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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 Pleska
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