Plettenberg Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Plettenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plettenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3341:241,03426,405
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Plettenberg Last Name Facts

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

Plettenberg is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Plettenberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plettenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 642,034th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Plettenberg live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 241,034. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs 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 incidence of Plettenberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 370 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plettenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plettenberg last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being 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.

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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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