Ploczek Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ploczek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploczek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia851:62,78212,155
Austria201:425,77243,235
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ploczek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ploczek occurs most in Slovakia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploczek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,755,741st most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ploczek are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Ploczek is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 62,782. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Bratislava Region, where 93 percent are found, Trnava Region, where 6 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Slovakia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 18 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plocek92809/
Plozek922/
Placzek862,547/
Plouzek86137/
Ploszek8655/
Plotzek8611/
Pluczek8610/
Pleczek861/
Ploczeková8214/
Ploczekova822/
Plocheck8069/
Plotczyk8069/
Placzeck8013/
Plotczik807/
Plotzeck805/
Ploschek803/
Plosczyk801/
Placek774,984/
Plazek77284/
Pluzek7734/
Plucek7723/
Plošek7712/
Plocik7712/
Plosek777/
Ploček771/
Phloichek7538/
Ploszczyk7520/
Plaszczek756/
Platzek711,416/
Plachek71114/
Plodzik71101/
Płaczek7141/
Ploscik7119/
Plaschczek7114/
Pluczyk7111/
Pleczyk717/
Platcek716/
Plosick716/
Placsek715/
Pluchek715/
Plotzyk714/
Placzeková713/
Plaszek713/
Plazcek712/
Plazzek712/
Plazeck712/
Ploszeková712/
Plozhyk711/
Plocick711/
Placeck711/
Plutzek711/
Ploshek710/
Plauzek710/
Plaazek710/
Platzeck67178/
Plasczyk6782/
Platchek6782/
Plaschek6763/
Plucheck6747/
Plusczyk6731/
Ploschik6726/
Placheck6711/
Plosceac676/
Plehacek671/
Plazczyk671/
Plascyzk671/
Plutzeck670/
Pladszek670/
Ploysick670/

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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 Ploczek
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