Plećaš Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Plećaš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plećaš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4281:16,6941,955
Croatia3991:10,5981,951
Bosnia and Herzegovina441:80,3737,783
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Plečaš (51), Plecas (367) & Plečas (3) are calculated separately.

Plećaš Last Name Facts

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

Plećaš is most common in Serbia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Plečaš, Plecas or Plečas. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plećaš? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plećaš is the 401,442nd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plećaš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Serbia, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 16,694. In Serbia it is most common in: West Bačka District, where 29 percent live, Belgrade, where 23 percent live and Central Banat District, where 16 percent live. Besides Serbia Plećaš is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 46 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plečaš9451/
Plecas89367/
Plečas893/
Plećašová801/
Plesa737,359/
Pleša731,569/
Pleşa731,191/
Plešo7325/
Pleca7323/
Pleßa7313/
Plećo7310/
Pleza739/
Plexa736/
Pleča732/
Plesea671,350/
Plesha671,080/
Plessa67716/
Plecha67311/
Pleșca67287/
Pleşea67235/
Plesac67104/
Plesia6794/
Pelcea6770/
Pletsa6750/
Pleisa6743/
Plesat679/
Plecia678/
Pleasa676/
Plesas672/
Pleaşă671/
Pelzea671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Plećaš
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