Pleuger Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pleuger Surname User-submission:

It comes from Old German for 'plow' and refers to an ancestor who was a 'plowman'.

Pleuger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4551:176,93520,748
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Pleuger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from Old German for 'plow' and refers to an ancestor who was a 'plowman'.

- laurence_pleuger

Pleuger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pleuger is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pleuger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleuger? popularity and diffusion

Pleuger is the 600,164th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Pleuger reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 176,935. In Germany Pleuger is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live, Berlin, where 5 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Pleuger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pleuger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pleuger surname increased 123 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleuger Last Name Statistics demography

Pleuger earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.92% more than the national average, earning $81,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfleuger93131/
Phleuger930/
Pleger921,562/
Pluger92302/
Pleuge920/
Pfleger867,171/
Ploeger862,745/
Pfluger862,710/
Plieger86446/
Plueger86399/
Plunger86397/
Plauger86144/
Phleger86128/
Plaeger8663/
Pleuser8654/
Plenger8647/
Pleiger8643/
Pleoger869/
Plegere867/
Plugger863/
Phluger862/
Pleager861/
Plegert861/
Plesger861/
Plouger861/
Pluiger861/
Plegier861/
Pleguer861/
Plegger860/
Plegher860/
Pleeger860/
Plugher860/
Pluge8374/
Pflieger802,729/
Pflueger801,746/
Plaugher80702/
Pfleeger80261/
Pfleiger80205/
Phlieger8094/
Phleeger8021/
Pfleager8016/
Pflauger8012/
Plougher808/
Pflegger806/
Pflaeger805/
Plengier804/
Pflugger802/
Pilleger802/
Pflleger801/
Pflucger801/
Pflugher801/
Pleadger801/
Pllueger801/
Ploegger801/
Pfluguer801/
Plaugier801/
Pålunger801/
Pelleger801/
Phleager800/
Phlaeger800/
Pflenger800/
Pflouger800/
Plaugger800/
Pflegher800/
Pfluiger800/
Pplenger800/
Phleiger800/
Phlegher800/
Plöger773,824/
Plugge772,415/
Plager77533/
Ploger77366/
Pliger77195/
Plunge7752/
Pfluge7747/
Pleuse7744/
Plaege7737/
Pläger7727/
Plucer7726/
Plüger7721/
Pléger7711/
Plujer778/
Plauge772/
Plegir772/
Ploege772/
Pluser772/
Plughe771/
Pluget771/
Plugie771/
Plyger771/
Pluges770/
Pluzer770/
Plehinger7526/
Plegerová757/
Pfliegier756/
Pfleinger755/
Pellegier751/
Pfliegerh751/
Pfluesger751/
Phleigher750/
Pflüger716,835/
Pfliger71356/
Plogger71309/
Pflager71219/
Pflegerová71215/
Ploughe71207/
Pluguez71112/
Pleizer7151/
Planger7146/
Pleiser7144/
Plasger7135/
Plagere7128/
Plogher7126/
Plugues7123/
Pfléger7120/
Plögert7116/
Plutcer7113/
Pluegge718/
Plujzer718/
Pluzzer717/
Pflugerová716/
Phlager716/
Ploguer715/
Pligher714/
Pflegerova713/
Pflujer712/
Pflyger712/
Pflöger712/
Pladger711/
Plagger711/
Plaughe711/
Pliuser711/
Plougge711/
Plouzer711/
Plucher711/
Plugued711/
Plauzer711/
Plagert711/
Plogert711/
Pfläger711/
Plouget711/
Plungeh711/
Plusier711/
Pleuseu711/
Pleuzerová711/
Pleadge711/
Pliguer711/
Pluzier710/
Phliger710/
Plauser710/
Pleaser710/
Plaiger710/
Plangger671,147/
Plage67675/
Pleizier67234/
Ploucher67115/
Pleacher6757/
Plaieser6722/
Ploge6717/
Pliauzer6714/
Pleyzier679/
Pleecher676/
Pelliger675/
Pleijert675/
Plaggert674/
Pleisier672/
Pillager671/
Hpfliger671/
Pilliger671/
Pflanger671/
Pellegre671/
Pleigies671/
Pluga671/
Plutcher670/

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