Pletzen Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Pletzen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Pletzen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pletzen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pletzen is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pletzen.
How Common Is The Last Name Pletzen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Pletzen is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Pletzen are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Pletzen is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Pletzen is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent are found and Free State, where 14 percent are found. Beside South Africa Pletzen exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plezen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Platzen | 86 | 85 | / |
| Pletgen | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pleczen | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pletzin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pletsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ploetzn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Plzen | 83 | 42 | / |
| Pleitgen | 80 | 113 | / |
| Plötzgen | 80 | 17 | / |
| Pletzing | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pletchen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plazen | 77 | 92 | / |
| Pilzen | 77 | 24 | / |
| Pelzen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plezan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pletschen | 75 | 48 | / |
| Plechen | 71 | 45 | / |
| Pletsan | 71 | 37 | / |
| Platsen | 71 | 23 | / |
| Peltgen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Plotsen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Piltzin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pleuzan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pleizan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pleczeń | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plecien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peltzan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plodzien | 67 | 193 | / |
| Pletchan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pletchon | 67 | 18 | / |
| Plodzeen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Philtjen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pladtsen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plzin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pletzen
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