Pleyter Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pleyter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleyter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Pleyter Last Name Facts

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

Pleyter (Russian: Плейтер) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleyter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pleyter are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 85 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Pleyter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pleyter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pleyter last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleyster9315/
Pleyte92248/
Plyter92137/
Pleter9253/
Pleiter86834/
Plester86787/
Playter86633/
Pleytez86180/
Pleeter86109/
Pluyter8665/
Pleytes8648/
Pletter8636/
Pleuter8629/
Plether862/
Pletier862/
Plehter861/
Ployter860/
Plete83972/
Plyte839/
Pelleter80492/
Pleister8094/
Pleijter8059/
Pleester8016/
Plestter805/
Pflester801/
Pleitter801/
Pleteher801/
Pleythez801/
Pleether800/
Pfleiter800/
Pleaster800/
Plater773,125/
Pletea772,089/
Pleite77625/
Plette77352/
Pleteš7799/
Pliete7787/
Plaete7782/
Pletes7744/
Pletez777/
Pleate776/
Pleyta776/
Pleste772/
Pletet771/
Pliter771/
Plyate771/
Playte770/
Plythe770/
Pleete770/
Pletey770/
Pelletier7598,925/
Pelletter7547/
Pleijster7543/
Pilletere7541/
Pelleteur7538/
Pelleteir7517/
Pelleiter758/
Pellieter757/
Pilleytie753/
Pilletier752/
Pelletere751/
Pëlletier751/
Pelleterr750/
Pleitez717,299/
Plaster714,547/
Platter712,584/
Pleites711,193/
Plested711,073/
Pleijte71192/
Pellettier71115/
Plijter71112/
Platier71100/
Plaiter7133/
Pläster7127/
Plauter7126/
Platere7123/
Plister7117/
Plahter7116/
Pellettere7116/
Plather7115/
Pellietier718/
Ploytes717/
Plechte716/
Pelleitier715/
Pillete715/
Plettes715/
Pellletier713/
Playtez712/
Playtes712/
Plestes712/
Plaethe712/
Pellethier712/
Ployted712/
Pelledtier711/
Pellete711/
Pellietter711/
Pielletier711/
Pleetes711/
Pleitee711/
Pleteiz711/
Platear711/
Pleatea711/
Pleyiti711/
Phliter710/
Pellieteir710/
Plither710/
Plate679,287/
Plyta67620/
Pillette67492/
Pelletey67460/
Plaister67363/
Pleta67337/
Pluister67224/
Pflaster67186/
Pleti67127/
Plachter67118/
Playsted6793/
Pellette6784/
Plattier6766/
Plite6759/
Pluyette6756/
Pluijter6741/
Plathier6736/
Plety6721/
Plauster6719/
Plouette6719/
Plasterr6717/
Playotes6715/
Pilliter6714/
Pelletie6713/
Pelliter6713/
Plichter6713/
Pelletir6712/
Ployette6712/
Pflister678/
Plattert674/
Plāte674/
Pilletee673/
Playtech673/
Pleasted672/
Ploutier672/
Ploythet672/
Pelletteire671/
Plasster671/
Platr671/
Platther671/
Plauther671/
Pilletre671/
Pletesch671/
Pellater671/
Pleistes671/
D'Pelletier671/
Plestead670/
Plasterd670/

Pleyter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pleyter in the Russian language
Плейтерplejter-

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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 Pleyter
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