Plewe Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5791:139,04216,872
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Plewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plewe occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plewe is the 470,273rd most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Plewe reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 139,042. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany Plewe is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Plewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plewe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plewe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plewe surname are 37.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

Plewe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plewes91709/
Plehwe9164/
Plaewe9122/
Plewey911/
Plew891,292/
Plwe892/
Plewett835/
Plewa807,823/
Plowe80231/
Pleve8046/
Pelwe8021/
Plawe8019/
Plebe8012/
Pleew809/
Pleiw801/
Plwes801/
Pliwe801/
Pleiwess772/
Plw758/
Pellew73997/
Plevey73306/
Plever7357/
Plowey7344/
Phleew7312/
Pleeva7310/
Pelwer733/
Plebey733/
Plywej732/
Plewys732/
Pilwes732/
Pleejw731/
Pleive731/
Pleave731/
Plewha731/
Plue67846/
Pellowe67373/
Philbee6787/
Phellwe6728/
Pelw674/
Poileve674/
Plwi672/
Phlw672/
Plhw672/
Hplw671/
Bplw671/
Pitlewd671/
Pailwee671/
Pjlw671/
Plve671/
Plwj671/
Pplw671/
Pflw671/
Pylw670/
Plevett670/
Plewitt670/

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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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  • 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 Plewe
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