Plewes Surname
Approximately 709 people bear this surname
Plewes Surname User-submission:
The Plewes surname means 'son of Lewes' in Welsh. It derives from Lewelen, meaning 'leader'.
Plewes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 398 | 1:92,577 | 10,142 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Plewes Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Plewes surname means 'son of Lewes' in Welsh. It derives from Lewelen, meaning 'leader'.
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Plewes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plewes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plewes is most common in Canada. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Plewes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 472,684th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Plewes live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most common in Canada, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 92,577. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 55 percent reside, Alberta, where 19 percent reside and British Columbia, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Canada Plewes occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
Plewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Plewes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plewes surname increased 4,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 264 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plewes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Plewes last name are 24.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.97% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Plewes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.26% more than the national average, earning $51,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $57,109 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plewe | 91 | 714 | / |
| Plwes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Plieweis | 86 | 31 | / |
| Pleiwess | 86 | 2 | / |
| Plowes | 83 | 133 | / |
| Plewis | 83 | 103 | / |
| Plehwe | 83 | 64 | / |
| Plawes | 83 | 24 | / |
| Plewys | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pilwes | 83 | 2 | / |
| Plewey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Plebes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Plwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Plieweiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plewett | 77 | 5 | / |
| Plewa | 73 | 7,823 | / |
| Plues | 73 | 213 | / |
| Pleve | 73 | 46 | / |
| Pelwe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Plebe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pliwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pillweis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Plieweiß | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pillowes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plevey | 67 | 306 | / |
| Pluess | 67 | 225 | / |
| Plever | 67 | 57 | / |
| Pluese | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pleiveisz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pleeva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pleibeisz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pilves | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pelwer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plebey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ploves | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pillweiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pliewisch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plywej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plibes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ploues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plevis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plewha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleive | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plewes
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