Pleve Surname

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

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Pleve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Plēve (2) are calculated separately.

Pleve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pleve (Russian: Плеве) is found most in Kazakhstan. It may be rendered as: Plēve. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pleve is the 2,876,555th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Pleve live; 43 percent live in Central Asia and 43 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 884,125. In Kazakhstan it is primarily concentrated in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kazakhstan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 37 percent are found and Israel, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plēve932/
Plevey91306/
Plever9157/
Pleive911/
Pleave911/
Plve891/
Poileve834/
Plevett830/
Plewe80714/
Plevy80156/
Pilve8078/
Plave8065/
Pälve8043/
Pelve8026/
Plebe8012/
Plevi8012/
Plove803/
Plver801/
Poilevey7738/
Pleveich7719/
Pellevey775/
Pellevet772/
Poilleve771/
Plieva737,150/
Plewes73709/
Poilve73104/
Pelvet7389/
Plempe7368/
Plehwe7364/
Pilver7360/
Pilvet7359/
Pleava7344/
Pelvey7344/
Plavea7341/
Pelver7336/
Plaewe7322/
Pleeva7310/
Peulve738/
Pliver737/
Plevit736/
Pilves734/
Plebey733/
Pleuvy732/
Pleavă732/
Plebeu732/
Plejvi731/
Plevis731/
Plewey731/
Plevyi731/
Plebes731/
Pleviy731/
Pelves731/
Pelvez731/
Plievi731/
Pailve730/
Poillevey7135/
Pleiveisz7119/
Peullevey711/
Plue67846/
Pleyber67284/
Poilvet67257/
Pleiber67239/
Pealver67216/
Philbee6787/
Plevich6760/
Peulvey6757/
Pajlevi6753/
Plevych6737/
Poilvez6714/
Plewett675/
Plwe672/
Plva672/
Plvi672/
Pellver671/
Pillave671/
Pailwee671/
Pellove671/
Poilevé671/
Peelver670/
Pllives670/
Plevitt670/

Pleve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pleve in the Russian language
Плевеpleve-

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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 Pleve
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