Plessow Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plessow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plessow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2181:369,29135,132
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Plessow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plessow occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Plessow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plessow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plessow is the 1,088,856th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname Plessow occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Plessow live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 369,291. In Germany Plessow is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 28 percent live, Berlin, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plessova802/
Pleßow7733/
Plesov7722/
Plisow7721/
Plösow7711/
Plesshoff758/
Plissouwe752/
Pleshaw7147/
Pleshov7127/
Plesova7113/
Plaszow719/
Plissov714/
Plesovs713/
Pletsov712/
Pleshova6725/
Pleshoev6713/
Plettsov674/
Pliassov671/
Plassoff671/
Pelschow671/

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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 Plessow
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