Plešej Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Plešej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 93 | 1:26,749 | 5,603 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
Plešej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plešej Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plešej is most common in Slovenia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Plešej click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plešej? popularity and diffusion
The last name Plešej is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plešej are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Plešej is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 26,749. In Slovenia Plešej is most numerous in: Carinthia, where 58 percent reside, Gorizia, where 18 percent reside and Savinja, where 12 percent reside. Besides Slovenia Plešej occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleše | 91 | 1,001 | / |
| Plešec | 83 | 188 | / |
| Plešer | 83 | 6 | / |
| Pleša | 73 | 1,569 | / |
| Plese | 73 | 824 | / |
| Pleze | 73 | 28 | / |
| Pleße | 73 | 14 | / |
| Plece | 73 | 7 | / |
| Plesea | 67 | 1,350 | / |
| Plesse | 67 | 829 | / |
| Pleace | 67 | 291 | / |
| Plesec | 67 | 272 | / |
| Pleşea | 67 | 235 | / |
| Plešić | 67 | 198 | / |
| Plecer | 67 | 160 | / |
| Pleche | 67 | 133 | / |
| Pleece | 67 | 126 | / |
| Pleshe | 67 | 118 | / |
| Please | 67 | 63 | / |
| Plesce | 67 | 53 | / |
| Pleßer | 67 | 50 | / |
| Pleuse | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pleşer | 67 | 42 | / |
| Plesie | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pleser | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pleice | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pleise | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pleces | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pleesi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ploese | 67 | 7 | / |
| Plešič | 67 | 5 | / |
| Plešic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pleese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleaze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleses | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plasee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ploece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plehse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Placee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plaece | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Plešej
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