Plester Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Plester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:164,36015,274
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Australia781:346,09929,260
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Wales141:221,03813,576
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Plester (26) may also be a first name.

Plester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plester occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plester? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plester is the 436,213th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. Plester is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Plester live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Plester is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 164,360. In England Plester is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 22 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 9 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Plester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plester has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Plester last name grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plester surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plester earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 21.6% less than the national average, earning $17,798,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.2% less than the national average, earning $33,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $53,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pliester93210/
Pleister9394/
Pleester9316/
Pleyster9315/
Plestter935/
Plaester933/
Pflester931/
Pleaster930/
Plesteur930/
Pleter9253/
Pleste922/
Pleijster8843/
Plaster864,547/
Pelster862,256/
Plested861,073/
Pleiter86834/
Pilster86136/
Pleeter86109/
Pleyter8669/
Pletter8636/
Pleuter8629/
Pläster8627/
Plister8617/
Ploster863/
Plether862/
Pletier862/
Plestes862/
Plehter861/
Plete83972/
Pellestier821/
Pelleter80492/
Plaister80363/
Pluister80224/
Pflaster80186/
Pleijter8059/
Plasterr8017/
Pillster809/
Pflister808/
Pleasted802/
Plecther802/
Pellster801/
Pelstger801/
Pfelster801/
Plasster801/
Pleitter801/
Pleteher801/
Plastier801/
Pleistes801/
Plestead800/
Pleether800/
Pfleiter800/
Pletcter800/
Pelliestier781/
Pletea772,089/
Pleite77625/
Plette77352/
Pleyte77248/
Plyter77137/
Pleteš7799/
Pliete7787/
Pletes7744/
Plesti7716/
Pletez777/
Pleate776/
Pletet771/
Pliter771/
Plesta771/
Pliste771/
Pleete770/
Pletey770/
Pelletier7598,925/
Pelletter7547/
Pilletere7541/
Pelleteur7538/
Pelleteir7517/
Plaistere7512/
Pelleiter758/
Pellieter757/
Pillister754/
Pilletier752/
Pelletere751/
Pëlletier751/
Pelleterr750/
Plaistier750/
Plaisterd750/
Pleitez717,299/
Pleites711,193/
Playter71633/
Pleijte71192/
Pleytez71180/
Pellettier71115/
Plijter71112/
Plestis7181/
Pluyter7165/
Plestid7149/
Pleytes7148/
Plaiter7133/
Pleshty7116/
Pellettere7116/
Pleshti7114/
Plastir7111/
Pellietier718/
Plechte716/
Pelleitier715/
Pillete715/
Pelzter715/
Plettes715/
Pellletier713/
Plaiste712/
Plistie712/
Plestys712/
Pellethier712/
Pelledtier711/
Pellete711/
Pellietter711/
Pelstet711/
Pielletier711/
Pleetes711/
Pleitee711/
Plestta711/
Pleteiz711/
Pelsterová711/
Pleatea711/
Pellistier710/
Pleashette710/
Phliter710/
Ployter710/
Pellieteir710/
Plisted710/
Plither710/
Plaisted672,273/
Pillette67492/
Pelletey67460/
Pleta67337/
Pleti67127/
Playsted6793/
Pellette6784/
Plite6759/
Pluijter6741/
Plety6721/
Pilliter6714/
Pelletie6713/
Pelliter6713/
Plichter6713/
Pelletir6712/
Pålstedt679/
Plyte679/
Pleshtis673/
Pilletee673/
Pelchter671/
Pelletteire671/
Pilletre671/
Pletesch671/
Pelstead671/
Pleythez671/
D'Pelletier671/
Plaistea670/
Ploisted670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plester
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