Plesniak Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Plesniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
France751:885,636103,228
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Pleśniak (983) are calculated separately.

Plesniak Last Name Facts

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

Plesniak occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Pleśniak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesniak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 788,513th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname Plesniak is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Plesniak reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 29 percent reside, Maryland, where 18 percent reside and Illinois, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Plesniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plesniak surname are 5.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.54% registered to vote for the party.

Plesniak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleśniak96983/
Pleszniak941/
Pleniak933/
Pilsniak8843/
Plemniak881/
Pilniak80190/
Plyniak801/
Pilśniak75552/
Plešnjak7511/
Pliśniak752/
Pielniak751/
Pleaneak751/
Plesnyakova7440/
Pilchniak711/
Pilniok6768/
Pilnyak6717/
Plocinniak671/
Pelnyak671/
Pielniok6347/
Plitnyak6314/
Pellegnioke631/
Pilnyakova561/

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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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  • 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 Plesniak
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