Plietz Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plietz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plietz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
United States461:7,879,542351,394
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Plietz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plietz has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plietz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Plietz are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Plietz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 31 percent reside, Hamburg, where 21 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Plietz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plietz last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

Plietz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.99% more than the national average, earning $51,774 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleietz921/
Pletz912,900/
Pliez91208/
Plitz91196/
Pliet9186/
Ploetz831,524/
Plieth83299/
Pleitz83110/
Pliete8387/
Plaetz8385/
Pliett8333/
Plaiez831/
Pliesz831/
Pleutz831/
Pluetz830/
Pluitz830/
Plettz830/
Plez80627/
Plietzsch80117/
Pliz8062/
Plie8017/
Pleitez777,299/
Pelliet77231/
Pilliez77229/
Pleytez77180/
Pilliet7786/
Pelletz7751/
Plawetz7744/
Plojetz7712/
Pillitz7711/
Plaitez775/
Pleitze771/
Ploetzz771/
Pöllitz771/
Pleijet771/
Plliedt770/
Plets73683/
Plier73507/
Plies73197/
Plätz7358/
Plits7348/
Pflie7324/
Plezh737/
Plytz734/
Pleaz732/
Plaiz732/
Plezz731/
Pliit731/
Pließ731/
Pliep731/
Phlie730/
Plioe730/
Pliey730/
Plietsch7182/
Pletzsch7111/
Pleythez711/
Plautz672,614/
Pletch67239/
Pletts67188/
Ploutz67186/
Pillie67185/
Playez67124/
Pellez6793/
Ployez6782/
Pellie6743/
Pleets6739/
Pillez6737/
Pflier6725/
Pledts6718/
Pliess6711/
Plitch679/
Pletsh674/
Pleats673/
Plaetzsch672/
Pliche671/
Pletds671/
Plliey671/
Playie671/
Plaits671/
Poelloitz671/
Poelluitz671/
Pelliz671/
Pliscz671/
Plyest671/
Phliep671/
Pletsc671/
Poelluetz670/
Plitts670/
Phlies670/
Plitsh670/

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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 Plietz
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