Plevey Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Plevey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plevey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:331,65524,447
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815

Plevey Last Name Facts

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

Plevey is most common in England. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plevey? popularity and diffusion

Plevey is the 881,213th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Plevey occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Plevey reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 331,655. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 20 percent live, Cumbria, where 13 percent live and Worcestershire, where 12 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 42 percent live and Wales, where 1 percent live.

Plevey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plevey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Plevey last name grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Poilevey8638/
Pellevey865/
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Poillevey8035/
Plve801/
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Poileve774/
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Pleva732,990/
Plewe73714/
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Plave7365/
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Pelve7326/
Plovy7318/
Plebe7312/
Plevi7312/
Plove733/
Plēve732/
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Petlevyi7144/
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Petlevoy7114/
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Pellevet712/
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Poilleve711/
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Pilver6760/
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Petlevych6757/
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Pleava6744/
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Plavea6741/
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Petlevaya6724/
Plaewe6722/
Pleiveisz6719/
Ploeva6717/
Pleeva6710/
Plevat678/
Peulve678/
Pliver677/
Plevit676/
Pilves674/
Plewys672/
Plebeu672/
Ploivy672/
Pleavă672/
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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 Plevey
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