Plettenberg Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Plettenberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 334 | 1:241,034 | 26,405 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Plettenberg Demographics
Average Plettenberg Salary in
United States
$30,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plettenberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plettenberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plettenberg is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Plettenberg.
How Common Is The Last Name Plettenberg? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 642,034th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The surname Plettenberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Plettenberg reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Plettenberg is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 241,034. In Germany Plettenberg is most numerous in: Hesse, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Plettenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Plettenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plettenberg surname increased 370 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Plettenberg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Plettenberg surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Plettenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.48% less than the national average, earning 292,521 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plettenburg | 91 | 63 | / |
| Plattenberg | 91 | 37 | / |
| Plottenberg | 91 | 10 | / |
| Plettinberg | 91 | 0 | / |
| Platenberg | 86 | 53 | / |
| Plattenburg | 82 | 179 | / |
| Plottenburg | 82 | 0 | / |
| Plattenburgh | 78 | 0 | / |
| Peltenburg | 76 | 409 | / |
| Platenburg | 76 | 319 | / |
| Plessenburg | 73 | 4 | / |
| Plottinburg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Plagginberg | 64 | 1 | / |
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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 Plettenberg
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