Plettke Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Plettke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plettke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Plettke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plettke occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Plettke.

How Common Is The Last Name Plettke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plettke reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Plettke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany Plettke occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent live and Liechtenstein, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pletke9235/
Plottke86238/
Plattke8634/
Plaetke865/
Pleke835/
Pletka77650/
Plotke77407/
Pleake77188/
Pleket7791/
Platke7781/
Plätke7770/
Pleske7761/
Plekeu7750/
Plecke7744/
Pleßke7736/
Plekes7722/
Pleker774/
Pleike771/
Plejke771/
Plekeh771/
Plek7325/
Pltk731/
Plekker71270/
Plesker71143/
Pleukeu7129/
Plikett718/
Plottki716/
Plesske713/
Plotcke712/
Pleszke711/
Pflleke711/
Pleshke711/
Pletche711/
Plotkey711/
Plechke711/
Pletcka710/
Pletkio710/
Phlek67488/
Plekh67363/
Pliquett67175/
Plegt67174/
Pletková67157/
Pleschke67146/
Pleak67138/
Pleck67137/
Pleka6749/
Pleik6721/
Pleki6718/
Pletkova6714/
Pleshker6713/
Plece677/
Plickett673/
Plike672/
Pelleker671/
Pliek671/
P'Lek671/
Plaatkie671/
Plyke671/
Pleskett671/
Pillekey670/
Pleckitt670/

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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 Plettke
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