Plesnik Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Plesnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1591:15,6463,670
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Austria451:189,23224,045
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Plesník (506), Plešnik (275) & Pleśnik (1) are calculated separately.

Plesnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plesnik (Russian: Плесник) is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can be found in the variant forms: Plesník, Plešnik or Pleśnik. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesnik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 791,719th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Plesnik are found; 50 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 15,646. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Savinja, where 61 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 13 percent are found and Carinthia, where 11 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 13 percent are found.

Plesnik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plesnik last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Plesnik earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $42,099 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Plesnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plesnik in the Russian language
Плесникplesnik-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plesnik
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