Ploehn Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ploehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Ploehn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ploehn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ploehn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploehn? popularity and diffusion

Ploehn is the 1,155,901st most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. Ploehn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ploehn live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States Ploehn is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 22 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Barring The United States Ploehn exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Ploehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ploehn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ploehn last name grew 1,106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ploehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ploehn last name are 42.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 89.74% being registered with the party.

Ploehn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $46,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plehn911,261/
Ploen91432/
Plaehn83215/
Phloen8359/
Plehne830/
Plen80317/
Pellehn7719/
Plöhn73618/
Plähn73407/
Plion73221/
Plent73149/
Plenn7388/
Plenc7382/
Plien7382/
Pleng7361/
Pløen7351/
Plaen7351/
Plæhn7341/
Pluen7339/
Phlen7338/
Plyhn7312/
Pløhn7311/
Pleen7310/
Plene738/
Plenh737/
Plend732/
Pleun732/
Plyon731/
Poeln730/
Plihn730/
Pllen730/
Pellen672,106/
Pillen671,061/
Pln67449/
Püllen67433/
Pöllen67101/
Plegne6771/
Plenck6729/
Phleng6728/
Phlaen6720/
Plenne6720/
Phllen672/
Pfleng671/
Phlesn671/
Phleen671/
Pyllen670/
Phlenn670/

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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 Ploehn
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