Plessers Surname

285,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Monaco

Plessers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plessers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3031:8,8231,249
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Plessers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plessers is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plessers? popularity and diffusion

Plessers is the 285,793rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,418,250 people. The surname Plessers occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Plessers reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,303 people, or 1 in 8,823. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Belgium this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Plessers Last Name Statistics demography

Plessers earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 224.87% more than the national average, earning R 772,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelssers88234/
Pletsers88136/
Pelsers80156/
Plezers803/
Plegers802/
Plasschaers741/
Pelzers67223/
Pelcers6734/
Placers6713/
Pilgers670/
Pilchers630/

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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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  • 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 Plessers
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