Plewka Surname

125,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Plewka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plewka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,8561:20,4793,070
Germany1,4411:55,8687,233
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
United States731:4,965,191254,179
France531:1,253,259128,888
England201:2,785,90397,972
Austria181:473,08046,251
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Plewka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plewka is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plewka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plewka is the 125,773rd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,014,804 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Plewka reside; 52 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 52 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 1,856 people, or 1 in 20,479. Aside from Poland it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Plewka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plewka last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Plewka earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.15% more than the national average, earning $58,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploewka926/
Plevka83360/
Plefka83340/
Plewko83331/
Pliwka83164/
Plöwka8322/
Plewke8319/
Plawka8319/
Plowka831/
Pflefka7745/
Pflewko7719/
Pliefka772/
Pleffka771/
Pfleefka711/
Plevko67434/
Plifka6775/
Plafka678/
Pliwko677/
Plefko677/
Plefke672/
Plevke672/
Plivka672/
Pliefke62119/
Plefkey622/
Plawkey621/
Plavko50261/
Plifke5010/
Plivca509/
Plovko503/
Plifko501/

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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 Plewka
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