Plesner Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Plesner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5881:9,600894
Poland1451:262,12932,497
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Norway481:107,13114,344
Israel431:199,01519,367
Austria301:283,84832,444
England271:2,063,63279,942
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Greenland71:8,054710
France21:33,211,361423,184
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Plešner (32) are calculated separately.

Plesner Last Name Facts

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

Plesner is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Plešner. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plesner is the 340,606th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Plesner reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 588 people, or 1 in 9,600. In Denmark Plesner is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 45 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 25 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Denmark Plesner exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Plesner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plesner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plesner surname grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plesner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plesner last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plesner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 293.82% more than the national average, earning 1,362,930 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.47% more than the national average, earning $61,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plešner9532/
Plessner93413/
Pleisner9384/
Pletsner9313/
Plejsner938/
Pleshner933/
Pleasner933/
Plesnere932/
Plener92433/
Pleissner8846/
Pleschner8824/
Ploessner887/
Pleassner881/
Pleiszner881/
Pleishner880/
Pilsner86768/
Plenert86551/
Pleiner86547/
Pletner86107/
Plenier8684/
Pleaner8657/
Plenger8647/
Plisner8641/
Plasner8633/
Plenner8629/
Pliener8623/
Plecner8620/
Pleßner8616/
Pleener8611/
Pleyner8611/
Pelsner868/
Plesney866/
Plezner865/
Plosner861/
Pölsner861/
Plessne860/
Plene838/
Plesnerová8210/
Plesnerova821/
Plettner80655/
Plisnier80457/
Pleitner80258/
Pleißner80213/
Plennert80149/
Pleinert8084/
Plechner8057/
Plehnert8049/
Plissner8042/
Plishner8026/
Pleśnier8021/
Plössner8011/
Plessney8010/
Plaisner809/
Plassner806/
Pleynert806/
Plaszner804/
Plossner804/
Plejzner804/
Pleizner803/
Pellener802/
Pillener801/
Playsner801/
Pleigner801/
Plejnert801/
Phlenger800/
Plessnes800/
Pflgener800/
Pflenger800/
Pplenger800/
Plessnerová788/
Plenge771,160/
Pliner77732/
Plenet77402/
Pleune77392/
Pelner7799/
Plegne7771/
Pilner7752/
Plesna7739/
Plyner7734/
Pleney7730/
Plzner7726/
Plenne7720/
Plenes7713/
Pliene7713/
Plesná777/
Pleine777/
Plesný774/
Pylner773/
Phlene771/
Pleyne771/
Pelsne770/
Plehne770/
Pleithner7559/
Plehinger7526/
Pleichner7521/
Pillenger7512/
Pillisner7512/
Plöschner759/
Plenerová758/
Pfleinger755/
Pletchner751/
Plenerova751/
Plennerth751/
Ploschner751/
Pellenger750/
Pfleuzner750/
Plaschner750/
Pilsenner750/
Pleschnerová7413/
Pleschnerova742/
Plne731/
Pleines711,530/
Plainer71553/
Pleynet71542/
Pöllner71300/
Pleinet71176/
Pelzner71173/
Plozner71141/
Pellene71127/
Plößner71127/
Pelcner71108/
Plenhei71105/
Pilzner7199/
Ploiner7182/
Plicner7177/
Plennes7163/
Pellner7151/
Plajner7148/
Pelnier7144/
Plešnerová7129/
Plesnyi7127/
Pleinerová7124/
Plengey7118/
Plijner7117/
Pleineß7114/
Playner7113/
Plinner719/
Plæhner717/
Pőllner715/
Plinere715/
Pflöschner714/
Plemnet714/
Plenheu714/
Plenett713/
Pillner712/
Plizner712/
Plesnay712/
Plesnoi712/
Plesnyy711/
Plenees711/
Plenney711/
Plesniy711/
Pletney711/
Pleynerová711/
Plyzner711/
Pilcner711/
Pilsnerová711/
Pilsney711/
Pleinne711/
Pilnner711/
Plazner711/
Plénier711/
Plinert711/
Plenhed711/
Plisney711/
Plimner710/
Plynier710/
Plinger710/
Pelsney710/
Pfilner710/
Pletnee710/
Ployner710/
Pline67522/
Pilliner67241/
Plena67140/
Pleiness67124/
Pelne67102/
Pfälzner6774/
Pleignet6757/
Pleny6741/
Pleni6728/
Pelchner6726/
Plajzner6714/
Plaisnerová6713/
Pilchner6713/
Playtner6710/
Pföllner679/
Plainetr679/
Pläne678/
Plenh677/
Plajhner675/
Plessneyová674/
Pålinger674/
Pleiznerová673/
Poellner673/
Plesnaya672/
Plyne672/
Pflinger672/
Pellenjr671/
Plenneat671/
Pleinets671/
Pletnejs671/
Pöllnetr671/
Pillnger671/
Pellenge671/
Plysnire670/
Plaitner670/
Pelliner670/
Plittner670/
Plainner670/
Plennett670/

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Footnotes

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