Pletke Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Pletke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pletke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pletke Last Name Facts

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

Pletke is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pletke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Pletke is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Pletke are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Pletke is mostly found in: Virginia, where 32 percent reside, Iowa, where 18 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent reside.

Pletke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pletke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pletke surname grew 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pletke Last Name Statistics demography

Pletke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plettke9244/
Plaetke925/
Pleke915/
Pletka83650/
Plotke83407/
Pleake83188/
Pleket8391/
Platke8381/
Plätke8370/
Pleske8361/
Plekeu8350/
Plecke8344/
Pleßke8336/
Plekes8322/
Pleker834/
Pleike831/
Plejke831/
Plekeh831/
Plek8025/
Pltk801/
Plekker77270/
Plottke77238/
Plesker77143/
Plattke7734/
Pleukeu7729/
Plesske773/
Plotcke772/
Plechke771/
Pflleke771/
Pleshke771/
Pletche771/
Plotkey771/
Pleszke771/
Pletcka770/
Pletkio770/
Phlek73488/
Plekh73363/
Plegt73174/
Pleak73138/
Pleck73137/
Pleka7349/
Pleik7321/
Pleki7318/
Plece737/
Plike732/
Plyke731/
P'Lek731/
Pliek731/
Pletková71157/
Pleschke71146/
Pletkova7114/
Pleshker7113/
Pelleker711/
Pleskett711/
Plaatkie711/
Pillekey710/
Pliske67406/
Plytka67292/
Pleace67291/
Plecki67229/
Pellek67150/
Plitka67148/
Pleche67133/
Pleece67126/
Pleski6777/
Plegue6760/
Pleick6754/
Plítek6727/
Pleský6720/
Plotky6719/
Pleeck6718/
Plekha6718/
Platky6717/
Plitki6713/
Pleice6712/
Pliker6711/
Plecka676/
Plekss674/
Platki674/
Pilleskey674/
Plotki673/
Pliške673/
Plehik672/
Plicke672/
Pillekeit672/
Plekis671/
Pleika671/
Plecks671/
Pfleck671/
Pleeka671/
Pljkeh671/
Plekys671/
Plehka670/
Pleaks670/
Pfleeg670/
Pleuck670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pletke
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