Plettner Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Plettner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plettner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4271:188,53721,891
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Plettner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plettner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plettner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plettner is the 501,935th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. The last name Plettner is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Plettner are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Plettner is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 188,537. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Hamburg, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Plettner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plettner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plettner last name increased 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plettner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plettner are 20.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plettner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 35.11% more than the national average, earning $58,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.07% more than the national average, earning $65,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploettner9447/
Plaettner9420/
Pletner93107/
Plattner889,047/
Pleitner88258/
Plättner88231/
Ploetner88133/
Plaetner88111/
Plöttner88100/
Plottner8874/
Pelttner883/
Plittner880/
Plener86433/
Pltner864/
Pleithner8259/
Pleuthner8226/
Pflittner825/
Plaittner820/
Plotner801,564/
Platner801,437/
Plesner801,079/
Plötner80799/
Plenert80551/
Pleiner80547/
Pöltner80139/
Peltner80130/
Plenier8084/
Pleaner8057/
Plenger8047/
Plenner8029/
Pliener8023/
Piltner8018/
Pleßner8016/
Pleener8011/
Pleyner8011/
Pletney801/
Plætner801/
Pletnee800/
Plene778/
Plessner75413/
Plennert75149/
Plathner75111/
Pleisner7584/
Pleinert7584/
Plehnert7549/
Plyatner7542/
Playtner7510/
Plöthner756/
Pleynert756/
Pleasner753/
Pellener752/
Plesnere752/
Pillener751/
Platnner751/
Pleigner751/
Plejnert751/
Pletnejs751/
Phlenger750/
Plaitner750/
Pflgener750/
Pflenger750/
Plittnes750/
Pplenger750/
Plenge711,160/
Pliner71732/
Plenet71402/
Pleune71392/
Plegne7171/
Plyner7134/
Pleney7130/
Plehinger7126/
Plenne7120/
Plenes7113/
Pliene7113/
Pillenger7112/
Plenerová718/
Pleine717/
Pfleinger715/
Phlene711/
Plenerova711/
Plennerth711/
Pleyne711/
Pellenger710/
Plehne710/
Pleines671,530/
Plainer67553/
Pleynet67542/
Pleinet67176/
Pellene67127/
Plenhei67105/
Ploiner6782/
Plotnir6771/
Plennes6763/
Plajner6748/
Plisner6741/
Pleinerová6724/
Plotnyr6722/
Plengey6718/
Plijner6717/
Pleineß6714/
Playner6713/
Plesney676/
Plinere675/
Plemnet674/
Plenheu674/
Plenett673/
Plenhes672/
Plenees671/
Plenney671/
Pleynerová671/
Pleinne671/
Plénier671/
Plinert671/
Plenhed671/
Plynier670/
Plinger670/
Plessne670/
Ployner670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plettner
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