Pless Surname

100,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pless Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2261:112,35612,181
Germany5491:146,64017,654
Denmark2961:19,0701,892
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Latvia681:30,1484,623
Australia601:449,92835,109
Austria551:154,82620,536
Poland481:791,84963,527
Canada431:856,87466,382
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Croatia271:156,61520,822
France241:2,767,613196,808
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England101:5,571,806158,774
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Norway71:734,61250,907
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3361:149,46013,879

The alternate forms: Plešs (2) are calculated separately.

Pless (91) may also be a first name.

Pless Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pless (Russian: Плесс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Plešs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pless? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 100,202nd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,545,281 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pless are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pless is also the 998,282nd most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 91 people.

Pless is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,226 people, or 1 in 112,356. In The United States Pless is most common in: Georgia, where 17 percent are found, North Carolina, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Pless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pless has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pless last name expanded 960 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pless Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pless are 25.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Pless earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.4% less than the national average, earning 240,870 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $39,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.49% more than the national average, earning $63,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plešs932/
Plesse91829/
Pleiss91584/
Pleass91318/
Pleuss91247/
Pliess9111/
Plessz911/
Pleess911/
Ploess910/
Phless910/
Ples892,114/
Plss893/
Payless83279/
Pleisse8315/
Pyles809,988/
Pleus80957/
Plese80824/
Pleas80807/
Plets80683/
Pleis80625/
Plesz80542/
Pliss80511/
Plesh80421/
Plies80197/
Plees80195/
Pelss80111/
Plyss8082/
Pilss8081/
Pleys8014/
Ploes8013/
Plaes808/
Plehs807/
Plesr802/
Plest802/
Phles801/
Plessova772/
Plessová771/
Ple752,306/
Pls7543/
Pelles73665/
Plesch73276/
Pletts73188/
Pailes73178/
Pilles73176/
Pleshe73118/
Plaiss7395/
Poiles7380/
Please7363/
Plesce7353/
Pleash7352/
Pleets7339/
Pleesz7323/
Pleuhs7321/
Phyles7319/
Pledts7318/
Plaesh7317/
Peales7316/
Ploehs7315/
Pleise7312/
Peeles737/
Pleihs736/
Plisse735/
Payles734/
Pletsh734/
Pleats733/
Pleese732/
Ploesh732/
Peyles732/
Phleds731/
Phliss731/
Plehse731/
Plyoss731/
Bpyles731/
Peiles731/
Pliesz731/
Pletds731/
Pleeys731/
Phlees731/
Poyles730/
Pluiss730/
Ploesz730/
Pleish730/
Phlies730/
Phlles730/
Puelles677,142/
Plea674,890/
Pels674,058/
Pletsch673,144/
Pils672,799/
Plys672,750/
Plet672,704/
Plis672,320/
Pailhes671,315/
Pley67788/
Plee67720/
Plez67627/
Pleß67598/
Pleh67499/
Pailles67340/
Pleş67296/
Plep67276/
Pleisch67239/
Pleș67225/
Pleš67207/
Püls67201/
Pled67137/
Plei67131/
Plej6786/
Ploesch6759/
Pyls6759/
Plesche6746/
Pleu6746/
Pleshch6745/
Påls6740/
Phle6736/
Plée6735/
Plés6727/
Pler6724/
Pliesch6722/
Pillets6721/
Plle6718/
Plie6717/
Pellaes6717/
Plös6716/
Plesova6713/
Pleś6711/
Pöls679/
Påle675/
Plesová675/
Plaisse675/
Plex674/
Phylles673/
Phls673/
Peehles672/
Pellies672/
Pfle672/
Pillies672/
Puylese671/
Plce671/
Plse671/
Pailesh671/
Paihles671/
Peulles671/
Pellest671/
Poelles671/
Plís671/
Pleè671/
Pèls671/
Pple671/
Pleasch671/
Pleeshh671/
Plze671/
Phailes670/
Pelliss670/
Pillaes670/

Pless Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pless in the Russian language
Плессpless-

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