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) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Plešs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pless? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pless is the 100,202nd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,545,281 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pless live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pless is also the 998,282nd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 91 people.

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

Pless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Pless Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pless last name are 25.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.9% registered with the political 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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