Pleß Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pleß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5961:135,07616,444
Austria21:4,257,71899,224

The alternate forms: Ple (2,306) & Plé (15) are calculated separately.

Pleß Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pleß has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ple or Plé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleß? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 538,129th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pleß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pleß is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 135,076. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 16 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ple952,306/
Pleiß89183/
Pleuß89165/
Pleße8914/
Pleeß891/
Pließ891/
Plé8615/
Plea754,890/
Plet752,704/
Ples752,114/
Pley75788/
Plee75720/
Plez75627/
Pleh75499/
Pleş75296/
Plep75276/
Pleș75225/
Pleš75207/
Pled75137/
Plei75131/
Plej7586/
Pleu7546/
Phle7536/
Plée7535/
Pler7524/
Plle7518/
Plie7517/
Pleś7511/
Påle755/
Plex754/
Pilß753/
Pfle752/
Plce751/
Plse751/
Pleè751/
Pliß751/
Pple751/
Plze751/
Pelle6714,402/
Pyles679,988/
Pille678,561/
Pless674,716/
Plett674,431/
Pleše671,001/
Pleus67957/
Plese67824/
Pleas67807/
Plech67721/
Plets67683/
Pleis67625/
Pleșa67624/
Plesz67542/
Pleić67447/
Plesh67421/
Pelse67285/
Plehi67252/
Pleet67250/
Pliez67208/
Plies67197/
Plees67195/
Pleij67177/
Pleth67155/
Pleat67121/
Pleer67119/
Pelce67111/
Pleje67103/
Plice6790/
Plise6785/
Plöse6754/
Pleit6743/
Plepp6738/
Pölle6733/
Pleze6728/
Pelze6726/
Pflie6724/
Plaez6716/
Pledt6715/
Pleys6714/
Ploes6713/
Plehr6713/
Pleep6713/
Pilse678/
Plaes678/
Phlet678/
Plece677/
Plezh677/
Plehs677/
Pelše675/
Plley674/
Påhle674/
Phlep674/
Pilce673/
Plesr672/
Pleaz672/
Pylle672/
Phler672/
Plest672/
Pleyt672/
Pleèa672/
Plešs672/
Phles671/
Plezt671/
Pllei671/
Pller671/
Ploez671/
Hpler671/
Bhple671/
Bpleh671/
Phlex671/
Plehe671/
Pleix671/
Pleuh671/
Pleyd671/
Pleți671/
Pliße671/
Pülse671/
Pålle671/
P'Ple671/
Hplee671/
Pleeh671/
Plezz671/
Pleap670/
Plead670/
Pleoy670/
Pfley670/
Pliey670/
Phlie670/
Plerr670/

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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 Pleß
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