Plešnar Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Plešnar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plešnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1011:24,6305,296
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Plesnar (159) & Pleśnar (6) are calculated separately.

Plešnar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plešnar is most common in Slovenia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Plesnar or Pleśnar. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plešnar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,459,453rd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plešnar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Plešnar is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 24,630. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Gorizia, where 53 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 36 percent reside and Southeast Slovenia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia Plešnar exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 23 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plesnar95159/
Pleśnar956/
Plešner8632/
Pleśniar8098/
Plesniar807/
Polsenare751/
Plesner711,079/
Pleßner7116/
Plezner715/
Polsenaere714/
Blzenar713/
Plessner67413/
Pleißner67213/
Pleisner6784/
Plijnaar6773/
Pelsener6737/
Pelcener6723/
Plejsner678/
Plejzner674/
Pleizner673/
Pleasner673/
Plesnere672/
Balsenar672/
Bleisnar670/
Peljnathr631/

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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
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  • 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 Plešnar
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