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Where Does The Last Name Ploeg Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ploeg is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploeg? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 131,213^th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,114,784 people. The last name Ploeg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Ploeg are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ploeg is also the 920,134^th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 105 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,818 people, or 1 in 5,993. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 18 percent live, Gelderland, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Ploeg is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Ploeg Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ploeg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ploeg surname expanded 5,517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ploeg Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ploeg last name are 40.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.65% registered with the party.

The amount Ploeg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.66% more than the national average, earning R 533,880 per year; in United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning $59,981 CAD per year.