Plevka Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Plevka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plevka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1631:65,23610,950
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Slovakia741:72,11414,005
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Plevka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plevka is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Plevka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plevka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 785,023rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Plevka is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Plevka live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Plevka is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 65,236. In Czechia Plevka is most numerous in: Prague, where 26 percent live, Plzeň Region, where 20 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Czechia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Slovakia, where 21 percent live.

Plevka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plevka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plevka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plevka last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Plevka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.52% more than the national average, earning $50,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning $56,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plewka833,617/
Plevko83434/
Plefka83340/
Plepka832/
Plevke832/
Plivka832/
Pflefka7745/
Ploewka776/
Pliefka772/
Pleffka771/
Pfleefka711/
Plewko67331/
Plavko67261/
Pliwka67164/
Plifka6775/
Plöwka6722/
Plawka6719/
Plewke6719/
Plivca679/
Plafka678/
Plefko677/
Plovko673/
Plefke672/
Plowka671/
Pliefke62119/
Pflewko6219/
Plefkey622/
Plavcko621/
Plavcah621/
Plifke5010/
Pliwko507/
Plifko501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plevka
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