Plewa Surname

63,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Plewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,6001:6,787844
Germany9871:81,56610,294
United States8981:403,62935,249
England791:705,29239,851
France511:1,302,406132,002
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia341:793,99150,673
Austria321:266,10730,958
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plewa Last Name Facts

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

Plewa is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plewa is the 63,994th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 931,554 people. The last name Plewa is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Plewa reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Plewa is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 5,600 people, or 1 in 6,787. Besides Poland this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Plewa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plewa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plewa last name increased 29,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plewa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plewa last name are 5.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plewa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.72% less than the national average, earning 191,300 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $53,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plewha911/
Pleszwa831/
Pleva802,990/
Plewe80714/
Plawa8040/
Pleba8016/
Pliwa8014/
Plewo805/
Pilwa804/
Pelwa803/
Phlwa802/
Pylwa801/
Pellewad771/
Plieva737,150/
Plewes73709/
Plevač7397/
Plehwe7364/
Plaeva7344/
Pleava7344/
Plavea7341/
Pilwat7332/
Ploeva7317/
Pehlwa7317/
Pleeva7310/
Pilwah7310/
Plevat738/
Pilwas735/
Pleavă732/
Plewys732/
Plaway732/
Pilwad732/
Pleave731/
Plewey731/
Plebay731/
Pleywo731/
Pielwa731/
Phlwaj731/
Plwash731/
Hplwat731/
Pilway730/
Pelway730/
Pittlewad711/
Pettleway711/
Peellewad711/
Plua674,626/
Plue67846/
Pellawa6752/
Plywacz6744/
Plybeah6710/
Pethlwa679/
Pillawa678/
Pailwad675/
Plewett675/
Pilleva674/
Phlawai674/
Philway673/
Pailewo672/
Plwe672/
Plva672/
Plwi672/
Pillwoa671/
Plebeau671/
Pitlwad671/
Playwah671/
Plwj671/
Plve671/
Pylleva671/
Pilbeau671/
Plewitt670/
Pillway670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plewa
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