Plesu Surname

298,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Plesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9091:22,0882,827
Moldova2821:12,6292,173
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Pleşu (192) are calculated separately.

Plesu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plesu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Pleşu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plesu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 298,939th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,724,702 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Plesu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 909 people, or 1 in 22,088. In Romania it is most common in: Galați County, where 12 percent are found, Vaslui County, where 12 percent are found and Mehedinți County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Romania this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 22 percent are found and Hungary, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleşu93192/
Pleshu91107/
Plaesu9192/
Plesiu9170/
Pleasu9146/
Plesseu8313/
Pillesu834/
Pleuseu831/
Pilsu80210/
Plasu806/
Pelsu806/
Plisu804/
Plesó802/
Plezu801/
Plsau801/
Pleșescu779/
Pleusseu774/
Phlasu73340/
Plossu7342/
Plasuň737/
Pilsiu734/
Plechu732/
Phlsut731/
Pilsou731/
Pleeju731/
Pliscu731/
Pillosu67185/
Plechus6710/
Ploysup672/
Plitsou672/
Plissou672/
Plasseu672/
Plashui671/
Plejoux671/
Plechou671/
Phlisou671/

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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 Plesu
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