Pletcher Surname

102,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pletcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pletcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5091:80,3869,148
Israel341:251,69522,987
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5391:93,1709,542

Pletcher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pletcher (Georgian: ფლეთჩერ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pletcher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 102,054th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,577,050 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pletcher are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,509 people, or 1 in 80,386. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, Indiana, where 13 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Pletcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pletcher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pletcher surname grew 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pletcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pletcher last name are 20.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Pletcher earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $42,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.14% more than the national average, earning $66,643 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pletscher94907/
Phletcher943/
Pletcsher941/
Pfletcher940/
Ploetcher940/
Plecher93151/
Pletche931/
Pfletscher8964/
Plettscher8914/
Plescher88581/
Pleacher8857/
Platcher8837/
Plotcher8836/
Piltcher8829/
Peltcher8822/
Pleecher886/
Plethcer881/
Pletsche881/
Plitcher880/
Pletches880/
Plecer86160/
Pleche86133/
Plesscher8248/
Plitscher8230/
Pletschet8223/
Plahtcher8213/
Piltscher821/
Pleischer821/
Pilcher8011,930/
Pletzer801,211/
Pelcher80691/
Pletser80243/
Plesher8060/
Pletcha8055/
Plesche8046/
Pölcher8033/
Plicher8017/
Plechey809/
Pletchy805/
Peltcer801/
Pløcher801/
Plechet800/
Pletschett7821/
Pflätscher785/
Pleaschier782/
Plece777/
Pellecer751,634/
Plettser75168/
Plietker7597/
Pletsier7513/
Pillecer7512/
Pelleche758/
Pillcher755/
Philcher752/
Plaicher752/
Phliecer751/
Plecheis751/
Pletsech751/
Pleisher750/
Phelcher750/
Plescherová743/
Pletschetts740/
Pleger711,562/
Pelcer71338/
Plecha71311/
Pleace71291/
Pilcer71157/
Pleece71126/
Pleshe71118/
Pilche7167/
Plecir7163/
Plesce7153/
Pleßer7150/
Pleşer7142/
Pellecier7139/
Plechy7136/
Plecerová7134/
Plezer7134/
Pleser7124/
Plejer7122/
Pelche7122/
Plicer7121/
Pleice7112/
Pleces7111/
Plechi717/
Pleecheep717/
Plešer716/
Plèche713/
Plexer712/
Pliche711/
Plehse711/
Pltser711/
Pltzer711/
Peellecer711/
Pleshchey711/
Pellecere710/
Pfleger677,171/
Peltzer673,755/
Plesser67647/
Plätzer67431/
Pelczer67255/
Plechyi67231/
Plaiche67209/
Peltser67141/
Phleger67128/
Plichet67112/
Plezier6779/
Piltser6779/
Plesier6759/
Plesich6757/
Pleuser6754/
Pleizer6751/
Pleiser6744/
Pleiger6743/
Piltzer6741/
Pilczer6735/
Plescha6725/
Plichie6722/
Plechiy6720/
Plescei6719/
Pillischer6716/
Plejzer6715/
Pyltser6714/
Pölczer6713/
Plichey679/
Pleshet677/
Plitcha672/
Pellcer672/
Plitzer672/
Pelcier671/
Pellece671/
Pleager671/
Plechaa671/
Pleitze671/
Plesger671/
Plysche671/
Pleseer671/
Pelchey670/
Plaicer670/
Pilchir670/
Phlezer670/
Pilchee670/
Plegger670/
Pleeger670/
Plieser670/
Pleaser670/
Pledzer670/
Pfelcer670/

Pletcher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pletcher in the Georgian language
ფლეთჩერpletcher50
ფლეტჩერpletcher50

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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 Pletcher
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