Plew Surname
Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname
Plew Surname Definition:
A North. form of Plow, q.v.
Of pales, of powndis, of parkis, of plewes, Of tounes, of towris, of tresoures untolde.—Awntyrs of Arthure, 146-7.
Plew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,062 | 1:341,298 | 30,716 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
Plew (19) may also be a first name.
Plew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A North. form of Plow, q.v.
Of pales, of powndis, of parkis, of plewes, Of tounes, of towris, of tresoures untolde.—Awntyrs of Arthure, 146-7.
Plew Demographics
Average Male Plew Height
178.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Plew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plew is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Plew? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 295,200th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. The last name Plew occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Plew are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Plew is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Plew is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 341,298. In The United States Plew is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 21 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.
Plew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Plew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plew last name grew 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Plew surname are 26.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.28% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Plew earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $36,214 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plews | 89 | 2,183 | / |
| Plewe | 89 | 714 | / |
| Pleew | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ploew | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pleiw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plw | 86 | 8 | / |
| Pellew | 80 | 997 | / |
| Plehwe | 80 | 64 | / |
| Phleew | 80 | 12 | / |
| Pleejw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plev | 75 | 75 | / |
| Plef | 75 | 35 | / |
| Pelw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pleb | 75 | 3 | / |
| Plwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phlw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plhw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hplw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bplw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pflw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pplw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plvw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pjlw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pylw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Plewová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pliev | 67 | 4,425 | / |
| Pleva | 67 | 2,990 | / |
| Pylev | 67 | 648 | / |
| Plaev | 67 | 94 | / |
| Pleev | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ploev | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pelwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pleif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Phlev | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pehlw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Plefh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pleaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peelw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hplww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pliwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pielw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plevs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plefs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pleuf | 67 | 0 | / |
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