Plessis Surname

86,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Plessis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plessis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,7171:17,8701,975
South Africa1,4491:37,3904,797
England941:592,74535,632
Canada791:466,40040,200
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Plessis (172) may also be a first name.

Plessis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plessis is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plessis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,745th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,312,835 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Plessis are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 696,764th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 172 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 3,717 people, or 1 in 17,870. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 32 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Normandy, where 16 percent are found. Apart from France it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Plessis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plessis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plessis surname expanded 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plessis Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Plessis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.86% more than the national average, earning R 444,060 per year; in United States they earn 31.08% less than the national average, earning $29,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $44,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plessies932/
Plessi92353/
Plesis9286/
Plessix86375/
Plessie86219/
Pletsis8618/
Plesses862/
Plissis861/
Plassis861/
Pelssis861/
Plesiss861/
Pleesis861/
Plassais801,160/
Plieseis80132/
Plessiez8070/
Plissies808/
Pillesis801/
Plessets800/
Plessy77841/
Plesse77829/
Plessa77716/
Plecis77203/
Pelsis77132/
Plesic7769/
Pleisa7743/
Plesie7733/
Plysis7717/
Plisis7716/
Pleise7712/
Plasis779/
Pleesi778/
Plissi777/
Pleses772/
Pleisi772/
Plezis771/
Plyssi771/
Pleshi771/
Pliesi771/
Pletsi771/
Plaissais751/
Plesser71647/
Plitsis71145/
Plesset71100/
Plesier7159/
Plesich7157/
Pilsits7153/
Pleiser7144/
Pelsise7119/
Plescei7119/
Pleasic7118/
Pleisse7115/
Plissie7115/
Plesseu7113/
Plessey7110/
Pletsys7110/
Pleasai718/
Plytsis714/
Pleszic712/
Pleases712/
Plessed711/
Peulssi711/
Pleesai711/
Plescio711/
Pleshiy711/
Plasuis710/
Plesa677,359/
Plese67824/
Pellosis67731/
Pleysier67490/
Plise6785/
Plisa6772/
Pillosis6767/
Pflesser6740/
Plisi6737/
Pälsi6734/
Plessett6720/
Pletsier6713/
Pelsi679/
Pilsi676/
Pleusseu674/
Pleisser674/
Plexi673/
Pleci672/
Pleji672/
Pleisier672/
Plzis671/
Pleiseis671/
Plyasish671/
Pëlleshi671/
Plecheis671/
Plegi671/
Plesy671/
Plysi671/
Pleisher670/
Pliesies670/

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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 Plessis
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