Pletzen Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Pletzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pletzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Pletzen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pletzen is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pletzen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Pletzen is predominantly 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.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Pletzen is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 14 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plezen921/
Platzen8685/
Pletgen863/
Pleczen863/
Pletzin862/
Pletsen861/
Ploetzn861/
Plzen8342/
Pleitgen80113/
Plötzgen8017/
Pletzing8011/
Pletchen801/
Plazen7792/
Pilzen7724/
Pelzen771/
Plezan771/
Pletschen7548/
Plechen7145/
Pletsan7137/
Platsen7123/
Peltgen7111/
Plotsen717/
Piltzin716/
Pleuzan711/
Pleizan711/
Pleczeń711/
Plecien711/
Peltzan711/
Plodzien67193/
Pletchan6721/
Pletchon6718/
Plodzeen6712/
Philtjen671/
Pladtsen670/
Plzin670/

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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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  • 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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