Pleu Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pleu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pleu (36) may also be a first name.

Pleu Last Name Facts

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

Pleu is most common in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleu? popularity and diffusion

Pleu is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Pleu reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Pleu is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 36 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Pleu is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Pleu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pleu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pleu surname grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pleu surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Pleu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleau891,622/
Pleus89957/
Pleux89202/
Pleuß89165/
Pleut8967/
Pleșu8944/
Pleuh891/
Ple862,306/
Plu861,594/
Pleuss80247/
Pleyau8022/
Pleuhs8021/
Pelleu809/
Phleuy806/
Pilleu801/
Plehou801/
Pleutz801/
Plea754,890/
Plet752,704/
Plut752,615/
Ples752,114/
Plou751,078/
Plue75846/
Plus75790/
Pley75788/
Plee75720/
Plez75627/
Pleß75598/
Pleh75499/
Phlu75380/
Plau75353/
Pleş75296/
Plep75276/
Pleș75225/
Ploe75169/
Pled75137/
Plei75131/
Pllu75109/
Plej7586/
Pluy7578/
Plye7547/
Phle7536/
Plée7535/
Pler7524/
Pleo7521/
Plle7518/
Plup7517/
Plie7517/
Pleś7511/
Pluh7510/
Plae758/
Påle755/
Plud753/
Pluo753/
Pluj753/
Pplu752/
Pfle752/
Pluz752/
Pluś751/
Pleè751/
Pple751/
Pliu751/
Hplu751/
Pelleau73305/
Pilleux73164/
Pleault731/
Pleauth731/
Pleiuss730/
Pelle6714,402/
Pille678,561/
Pless674,716/
Plett674,431/
Plaut672,271/
Plaud671,646/
Plush671,233/
Playe671,069/
Pellu671,055/
Pleas67807/
Ploie67765/
Plech67721/
Plets67683/
Pleis67625/
Pleșa67624/
Pluis67589/
Pluss67578/
Pillu67554/
Plesz67542/
Pleić67447/
Plesh67421/
Plyut67380/
Plust67359/
Pluot67284/
Plouy67283/
Pleah67273/
Ploux67253/
Plehi67252/
Pleet67250/
Plutt67240/
Põllu67240/
Ploye67240/
Plowe67231/
Pluch67206/
Plees67195/
Plaiu67185/
Pleiß67183/
Pleij67177/
Pluys67163/
Plaue67157/
Pleth67155/
Plaus67151/
Pluid67149/
Pluja67138/
Plahe67136/
Pleye67130/
Pleat67121/
Pleer67119/
Pluut67116/
Pleho67110/
Plous67106/
Pleje67103/
Pleha67100/
Phlae6799/
Pleya6791/
Plaux6790/
Pleyo6767/
Pleit6743/
Plepp6738/
Pleie6735/
Pluit6734/
Pölle6733/
Pläge6731/
Ploei6730/
Pflie6724/
Plawe6719/
Plout6718/
Ploey6718/
Plius6717/
Ploue6715/
Pledt6715/
Pleys6714/
Plaie6713/
Plehr6713/
Pluij6713/
Pleep6713/
Pluie6712/
Plouh6711/
Phlau6710/
Playu679/
Phlut679/
Pöllu679/
Phlet678/
Plujà678/
Plaae678/
Pleot677/
Plehs677/
Phlou676/
Plauš676/
Plouz676/
Pelleaux675/
Pfluh675/
Plaey674/
Plley674/
Pluye674/
Phlue674/
Phluh674/
Phluy674/
Påhle674/
Phlep674/
Pflup673/
Ploud673/
Ploué673/
Pluhs673/
Plesr672/
Plauz672/
Pleaz672/
Pylle672/
Phler672/
Pleia672/
Plest672/
Ploup672/
Pluyo672/
Pleyt672/
Pleèa672/
Plešs672/
Plaje671/
Phles671/
Phluj671/
Plezt671/
Pllei671/
Pller671/
Pluih671/
Pilleaux671/
Hpler671/
Bhple671/
Plaee671/
Bpleh671/
Phlus671/
Pleeß671/
Plehe671/
Pluya671/
Plyuş671/
Pleyd671/
Pleți671/
Pålle671/
Pplus671/
P'Ple671/
Hplee671/
Pleeh671/
Plezz671/
Plyui671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Pleoy670/
Pluos670/
Pfley670/
Pludt670/
Pliey670/
Plohe670/
Plioe670/
Pluoh670/
Phlie670/
Plerr670/
Pfluj670/

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