Plessnitzer Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Austria

Plessnitzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plessnitzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia561:482,06636,890
Austria281:304,12334,120
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Plessnitzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plessnitzer occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plessnitzer.

How Common Is The Last Name Plessnitzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Plessnitzer is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Plessnitzer are found; 66 percent are found in Australasia and 66 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 482,066. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 91 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 9 percent live. Excluding Australia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 33 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleissnitzer966/
Plesnitzer9525/
Pleisnitzer9117/
Pleßnitzer8638/
Plesnicher7632/
Plzen Tzuri641/

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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 Plessnitzer
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