Plevy Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Plevy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plevy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
France431:1,544,714145,815
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England101:5,571,806158,774
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Plevy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plevy occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plevy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plevy is the 1,398,030th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Plevy live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Plevy is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 26 percent are found, New Jersey, where 18 percent are found and Maryland, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Plevy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plevy has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Plevy last name fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plevy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plevy surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plevy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.64% more than the national average, earning $58,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plevey91306/
Pleuvy912/
Plevyi911/
Pleviy911/
Plevych8337/
Pleve8046/
Plevi8012/
Pleby802/
Plivy800/
Petlevyi7744/
Poilevey7738/
Petlevoy7714/
Pellevey775/
Plieva737,150/
Plever7357/
Pelvay7347/
Pleava7344/
Pelvey7344/
Pleeva7310/
Plevit736/
Plebey733/
Plewys732/
Pleavă732/
Ploivy732/
Ployvy731/
Plevis731/
Plewey731/
Pleave731/
Pleive731/
Plejvi731/
Plebay731/
Plievi731/
Petlevych7157/
Poillevey7135/
Peullevey711/
Plue67846/
Philbey67426/
Pleyber67284/
Plevich6760/
Peulvey6757/
Pajlevi6753/
Poileve674/
Plvi672/
Plva672/
Plwe672/
Poilevé671/
Plve671/
Plevitt670/
Plevett670/

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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 Plevy
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