Ploeger Surname

159,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ploeger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploeger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2451:13,5641,992
United States1,0471:346,18831,090
Germany2671:301,51930,890
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia371:729,61448,196
Israel141:611,26042,949
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Ploeger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ploeger occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ploeger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploeger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 159,002nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,654,844 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Ploeger live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,245 people, or 1 in 13,564. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 29 percent reside, Groningen, where 23 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Ploeger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ploeger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ploeger last name expanded 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ploeger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ploeger surname are 11.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ploeger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10% more than the national average, earning R 261,408 per year; in United States they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $48,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploegert9336/
Ploenger931/
Ploegger931/
Pleger921,562/
Ploger92366/
Ploege922/
Pfleger867,171/
Pleuger86518/
Plieger86446/
Plueger86399/
Plogger86309/
Phleger86128/
Plaeger8663/
Pleiger8643/
Ploeser8630/
Plogher8626/
Pleoger869/
Plegier861/
Plouger861/
Ploeget861/
Pleager861/
Pleeger860/
Plegger860/
Plegher860/
Pflieger802,729/
Pflueger801,746/
Pfleeger80261/
Pfleiger80205/
Pfleuger80131/
Phlieger8094/
Phleeger8021/
Pfleager8016/
Plougher808/
Pflegger806/
Pflaeger805/
Pilleger802/
Pflleger801/
Pllueger801/
Pelleger801/
Pflouger800/
Phleager800/
Phlaeger800/
Plaenger800/
Phleuger800/
Pflegher800/
Phlegher800/
Phleiger800/
Plöger773,824/
Plager77533/
Pluger77302/
Plaege7737/
Pläger7727/
Plüger7721/
Pléger7711/
Ploese777/
Plegir772/
Ploece771/
Pfliegier756/
Pfleinger755/
Pfliegerh751/
Pellegier751/
Phleigher750/
Pflüger716,835/
Pfluger712,710/
Plunger71397/
Pflager71219/
Plauger71144/
Pfléger7120/
Plögert7116/
Phlager716/
Plaenge714/
Plaeser713/
Plugger713/
Phluger712/
Pflöger712/
Pluiger711/
Plagger711/
Pfläger711/
Plugher710/
Plaiger710/
Plaugher67702/
Pflauger6712/
Plaesier672/
Pflugger672/
Pålunger671/
Plaugier671/
Pfluguer671/
Pflugher671/
Pflucger671/
Pillager671/
Pfluiger670/
Plaugger670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ploeger
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