Plieger Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Plieger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plieger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2991:56,4799,705
Austria481:177,40522,887
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
France171:3,907,219231,005
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plieger Last Name Facts

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

Plieger is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plieger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 670,508th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Plieger reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Plieger is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 56,479. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 24 percent reside, Gelderland, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Plieger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plieger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Plieger last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Plieger
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