Plets Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Plets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3731:30,8224,987
Ukraine1391:327,50141,158
United States771:4,707,259244,676
France461:1,443,972140,296
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Plets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plets (Russian: Плець) occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plets? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 486,338th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,669,906 people. The surname Plets is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Plets live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Plets is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 30,822. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Belgium this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Plets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plets has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plets last name rose 3,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plets surname are 25.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.26% registered to vote for the political party.

Plets earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,101 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pletts91188/
Pleets9139/
Pylets9132/
Pledts9118/
Pletsh914/
Pleats913/
Pletsc911/
Pletds911/
Plet892,704/
Ples892,114/
Pletsch833,144/
Pleites831,193/
Pleytes8348/
Pillets8321/
Pleetes831/
Pless804,716/
Plett804,431/
Pletz802,900/
Pelts801,474/
Plete80972/
Pleus80957/
Plese80824/
Pleas80807/
Pleis80625/
Plesz80542/
Plesh80421/
Pleet80250/
Plies80197/
Plees80195/
Pleth80155/
Pleat80121/
Pylts8095/
Pliet8086/
Pilts8069/
Pleut8067/
Plits8048/
Pleit8043/
Põlts8038/
Plecs8029/
Plyts8021/
Pledt8015/
Pleys8014/
Phlet808/
Plehs807/
Plesr802/
Plest802/
Pleyt802/
Plešs802/
Phles801/
Plezt801/
Pläts801/
Plīts801/
Plsts801/
Plietsch7782/
Pletsova7734/
Pletzsch7711/
Plestsch773/
Pletsche771/
Pilletts771/
Pleitsch770/
Ple752,306/
Plt7596/
Pillet737,508/
Pellet737,372/
Ploetz731,524/
Plesse73829/
Pelles73665/
Pleite73625/
Pleiss73584/
Plette73352/
Pleass73318/
Plieth73299/
Plesch73276/
Pleyte73248/
Pleuss73247/
Pletch73239/
Phelts73237/
Pilles73176/
Pleshe73118/
Pleitz73110/
Pöllet73108/
Plietz73107/
Plaetz7385/
Please7363/
Peltcs7353/
Plesce7353/
Pleash7352/
Pliett7333/
Pleesz7323/
Pleuhs7321/
Pleeth7320/
Pleitt7314/
Pleise7312/
Plecht7311/
Pliess7311/
Pleate736/
Pleihs736/
Peltts733/
Pleese732/
Pleste732/
Philts731/
Phleds731/
Plehse731/
Plessz731/
Plaits731/
Pleess731/
Pleith731/
Plyots731/
Pliesz731/
Péllet731/
Pleutz731/
Pleeys731/
Pltsch731/
Phlees731/
Plitsh730/
Pealts730/
Pailts730/
Pleete730/
Plettz730/
Plitts730/
Pleish730/
Phlies730/
Phlles730/
Phless730/
Pillts730/
Plietzsch71117/
Plaetzsch712/
Plettsova711/
Pleitez677,299/
Puelles677,142/
Plea674,890/
Pelt673,721/
Plys672,750/
Plis672,320/
Pellett671,895/
Pley67788/
Plee67720/
Plez67627/
Pleß67598/
Pleh67499/
Pilt67449/
Puillet67364/
Plit67325/
Pleş67296/
Piollet67292/
Plep67276/
Pleisch67239/
Pelliet67231/
Pleș67225/
Pleš67207/
Plec67199/
Pleijte67192/
Pleytez67180/
Plitsch67152/
Pled67137/
Plei67131/
Pölt67112/
Pilliet6786/
Plej6786/
Peltsch6784/
Poellet6760/
Pelletz6751/
Plesche6746/
Pleu6746/
Pleshch6745/
Phle6736/
Plée6735/
Plés6727/
Pler6724/
Pliesch6722/
Plyt6720/
Plle6718/
Plie6717/
Pleisse6715/
Pillett6713/
Plesova6713/
Pleś6711/
Pölleth6710/
Plestch679/
Plåt679/
Pletova678/
Pælt677/
Ploytes677/
Plechte676/
Pillete675/
Påle675/
Plesová675/
Plex674/
Pltd674/
Plaites673/
Pellies672/
Pfle672/
Pillies672/
Playtes672/
Piltsch672/
Pleitch672/
Pellete671/
Plds671/
Pleitze671/
Pletche671/
Ploetzz671/
Plte671/
Peulles671/
Pellest671/
Poelles671/
Pltt671/
Plyotts671/
Plís671/
Plötsch671/
Pleè671/
Pple671/
Plcs671/
Pleasch671/
Pleeshh671/
Plzs671/
Pltp671/
Pylt671/
Pflt671/
Hplt671/
Plliedt670/

Plets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plets in the Russian language
Плецьplec-

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Footnotes

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