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

Pleska (Russian: Плеска) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pleška or Pleská. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleska? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 804,502nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname 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 widespread given name worldwide, held by 37 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States Pleska is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 43 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 14 percent are found and Ukraine, where 14 percent are found.

Pleska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pleska has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 13,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pleska last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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  • 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 Pleska
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