Plocher Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Plocher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plocher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6631:546,69545,249
Germany6391:125,98715,384
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Israel201:427,88233,464
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Plöcher (1) are calculated separately.

Plocher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plocher has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Plöcher. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plocher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plocher is the 276,219th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,190,560 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Plocher are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 663 people, or 1 in 546,695. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 20 percent reside, Minnesota, where 18 percent reside and Illinois, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Plocher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plocher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plocher last name increased 3,315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plocher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plocher are 27.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74% registered to vote for the political party.

Plocher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plöcher951/
Ploucher93115/
Plotcher9336/
Plockher934/
Plochere933/
Ploscher931/
Phlocher930/
Ploche9272/
Plotscher881/
Placher86195/
Plecher86151/
Plocker8693/
Plouche8626/
Plochet8615/
Plosche862/
Plucher861/
Plosher860/
Ploce8311/
Plascher8044/
Platcher8037/
Plockier8012/
Pflacher807/
Pleecher806/
Plachert805/
Plachier804/
Ploucker802/
Plutcher800/
Placer773,610/
Ploger77366/
Plache77255/
Plocha77102/
Ploker7742/
Plochý7739/
Plochá7738/
Plozer7717/
Plochi7716/
Ploché773/
Ployce772/
Plojer771/
Ploser771/
Plauchier7572/
Plaucheur7514/
Plahtcher7513/
Platscher758/
Plauscher755/
Plauche711,149/
Placker71320/
Placier71319/
Plogger71309/
Plokker71302/
Plachez71255/
Ploucha71202/
Plosker71132/
Plasche7180/
Plozzer7159/
Plosser7149/
Plotzer7139/
Plachet7116/
Plochai7114/
Placere7114/
Plocich7113/
Ploshei7111/
Pleoger719/
Plotchi718/
Plotker716/
Placherová715/
Placzer713/
Plaches712/
Plasschert711/
Phloice711/
Plodchi711/
Plouger711/
Plouzer711/
Ploycha711/
Plachey710/
Plasher710/
Plotser710/
Ploiser710/
Platcer710/
Place6718,366/
Plooijer6795/
Plose6758/
Plassche6735/
Ploge6717/
Pellacer6715/
Ploschih676/
Plotschi676/
Pillacer675/
Plaasche675/
Plochich674/
Plashche674/
Ploshchi672/
Ploychay672/
Plochish671/
Plotchii671/
Plaschge671/
Plascier671/
Plackert671/
Ploče671/
Plocy671/
Plossier671/
Ploychai671/
Pflouger670/
Plautche670/
Ploisser670/

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Plocher Reference & Research

Blocker/Blocher/Ploc FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Plocher
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