Plitzkow Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Plitzkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plitzkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
United States151:24,163,929685,360
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Plitzkow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plitzkow is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Plitzkow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plitzkow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Plitzkow reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,578,538. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 27 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Plitzkow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plitzkow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plitzkow Last Name Statistics demography

Plitzkow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $52,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plitckow881/
Pletzkow880/
Pluzhkov638/
Plezhkov632/
Pletskov631/
Plichkov631/
Pletskova5966/
Plechkov50122/
Plychkov501/

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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 Plitzkow
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