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 more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Pleu live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa. Pleu is also the 1,717,090th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Pleu is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Pleu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pleu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pleu surname grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pleu surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the 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

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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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