Pletten Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Pletten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pletten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway961:53,5657,688
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pletten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pletten (Russian: Плеттень) is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pletten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Pletten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Pletten live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Pletten is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 53,565. In Norway Pletten is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 95 percent live, Northern Norway, where 4 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 1 percent live. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Pletten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pletten earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.39% more than the national average, earning 451,259 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $36,397 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleten92615/
Platten862,764/
Pyleten868/
Pletien866/
Plaeten861/
Pellettien821/
Pletting8098/
Pletienė801/
Pletehen801/
Platen771,995/
Pletyn77444/
Pilten7778/
Pletin7742/
Plesen7739/
Pülten7736/
Plehen7714/
Pylten7714/
Plyten7711/
Pölten779/
Pleßen774/
Pliten773/
Pelten772/
Ploten772/
Plettinck75133/
Pletenova755/
Pleitienė751/
Pelletien751/
Plen73317/
Pltn731/
Plesent71110/
Pleutin71109/
Plessen71103/
Plottin7188/
Plathen7185/
Plechen7145/
Plestin7122/
Plattin7118/
Pletina7115/
Plaaten7114/
Playten713/
Plattén712/
Plisten712/
Pylttin711/
Poylten711/
Phltuen711/
Pellittien711/
Peltien710/
Plein672,682/
Plehn671,261/
Plent67149/
Pleasent67105/
Plenn6788/
Plenc6782/
Plean6775/
Pleng6761/
Pleyn6754/
Pløen6751/
Plėtienė6745/
Pletnova6725/
Plotthin6718/
Plene678/
Plenh677/
Pleating675/
Pelletin674/
Plaituen673/
Pleun672/
Plend672/
Platn671/
Pleacent671/
Plessent671/
Pleschen671/
Plaisten670/

Pletten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pletten in the Russian language
Плеттеньpletten-

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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 Pletten
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