Ploegstra Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ploegstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploegstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2061:81,97713,715
United States981:3,698,561204,970
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ploegstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ploegstra is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploegstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ploegstra is the 883,255th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ploegstra reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 81,977. In The Netherlands Ploegstra is most common in: Friesland, where 42 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and Utrecht, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ploegstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ploegstra last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.26% registered with the party.

Ploegstra earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.42% more than the national average, earning $66,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleogstra891/
Plokstra821/
Plogsäter781/
Blokstra7141/
Pelgastre673/

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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
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  • 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 Ploegstra
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