Plećaš Surname
Approximately 875 people bear this surname
Plećaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 428 | 1:16,694 | 1,955 |
| Croatia | 399 | 1:10,598 | 1,951 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44 | 1:80,373 | 7,783 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The last name Plećaš is most common in Serbia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Plečaš, Plecas or Plečas. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Plećaš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Plećaš is the 401,442nd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name Plećaš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plećaš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Plećaš is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 16,694. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: West Bačka District, where 29 percent are found, Belgrade, where 23 percent are found and Central Banat District, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Serbia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 46 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plečaš | 94 | 51 | / |
| Plecas | 89 | 367 | / |
| Plečas | 89 | 3 | / |
| Plećašová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plesa | 73 | 7,359 | / |
| Pleša | 73 | 1,569 | / |
| Pleşa | 73 | 1,191 | / |
| Plešo | 73 | 25 | / |
| Pleca | 73 | 23 | / |
| Pleßa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Plećo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pleza | 73 | 9 | / |
| Plexa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pleča | 73 | 2 | / |
| Plesea | 67 | 1,350 | / |
| Plesha | 67 | 1,080 | / |
| Plessa | 67 | 716 | / |
| Plecha | 67 | 311 | / |
| Pleșca | 67 | 287 | / |
| Pleşea | 67 | 235 | / |
| Plesac | 67 | 104 | / |
| Plesia | 67 | 94 | / |
| Pelcea | 67 | 70 | / |
| Pletsa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Pleisa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Plesat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Plecia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pleasa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Plesas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleaşă | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelzea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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