Pleytes Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Belize

Pleytes Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Spanish word pleités, which means 'person who mediates between two or more people to compose their disagreements'.

In Russian, the word means 'finger'.

For some reason yet to be known, this last name is highly common in El Salvador and through migration is that the name has been able to locate itself in different countries.

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Pleytes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Belize61:59,2462,743
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397

Pleytes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Spanish word pleités, which means 'person who mediates between two or more people to compose their disagreements'.

In Russian, the word means 'finger'.

For some reason yet to be known, this last name is highly common in El Salvador and through migration is that the name has been able to locate itself in different countries.

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Pleytes Last Name Facts

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

Pleytes occurs most in Honduras. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleytes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pleytes is the 2,808,717th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pleytes live; 83 percent live in Central America and 71 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Pleytes is most frequently occurring in Honduras, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 678,188. In Honduras Pleytes is most numerous in: Ocotepeque Department, where 62 percent reside, Cortés Department, where 8 percent reside and Francisco Morazán Department, where 8 percent reside. Besides Honduras this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 23 percent reside and El Salvador, where 21 percent reside.

Pleytes Last Name Statistics demography

Pleytes earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

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Pleyter8669/
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Plettes865/
Playtes862/
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Pleteš7799/
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Pluyter7165/
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Playtis7118/
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Plateus7114/
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Plietez715/
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Plether712/
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Plate679,287/
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Playsted6793/
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Pluyette6756/
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Pletzsch6711/
Plestter675/
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Plāte674/
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Pleshtis673/
Pilletee673/
Plestsch673/
Playtech673/
Pleasted672/
Ploythet672/
Pflester671/
Pleitter671/
Pleteher671/
Pletsche671/
Pilletts671/
Plateisz671/
Pläts671/
Plīts671/
Pletiche671/
Plestead670/
Pleether670/
Pleitsch670/
Pfleiter670/
Pleaster670/

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