Pletschke Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pletschke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pletschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Pletschke Last Name Facts

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

Pletschke is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pletschke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,218,745th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Pletschke live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Pletschke is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 354,103. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 15 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Pletschke Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pletschke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.05% more than the national average, earning R 361,332 per year and in United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaetschke9522/
Pleschke94146/
Plieschke8977/
Plätschke8923/
Platschke892/
Pletshcke891/
Plitschke891/
Plesche8846/
Plechke881/
Pleshke881/
Plischke821,831/
Pläschke82142/
Pleschka8286/
Pleshker8213/
Pleske8061/
Plecke8044/
Pletsc801/
Plitschka783/
Plischker782/
Pleshchey781/
Pleshka751,395/
Pletzke75257/
Plesker75143/
Plieske7548/
Platske7520/
Pleskie7517/
Pleczke7511/
Plischk7510/
Pliscke759/
Pletsky756/
Plotske756/
Plichke755/
Plishke754/
Plesske753/
Pletsca751/
Plysche751/
Pleszke751/
Pletcka750/
Pleschkova742/
Plischka71401/
Plesk7160/
Pletskyi7151/
Pletskiy7123/
Plischki7121/
Ploetzke7118/
Plishker7118/
Pliscker719/
Platzcke712/
Pleszkch712/
Pletskoy711/
Pleskich711/
Pleshkis711/
Plcke711/
Pleskett711/
Pilchkey710/
Plischky710/
Platshky710/
Plischkeová707/
Pleshkova677,365/
Plesca677,180/
Pyletskyi67434/
Pliske67406/
Pleska67348/
Pelleschi67241/
Plecki67229/
Plesky6787/
Pleski6777/
Pletskova6766/
Pleick6754/
Pletskaya6740/
Pleßke6736/
Pleský6720/
Pellescki6719/
Pleeck6718/
Pleská6713/
Plecka676/
Pilleskey674/
Plescs673/
Plicke672/
Pfleck671/
Pelletsky671/

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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 Pletschke
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