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 is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Ple or Plé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleß? popularity and diffusion

Pleß is the 538,129th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. Pleß is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pleß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread 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 are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent are found.

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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