Ploem Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ploem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1711:98,75516,062
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ploem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ploem is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ploem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Ploem live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Ploem is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 98,755. In The Netherlands Ploem is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 36 percent reside, North Holland, where 29 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and Cambodia, where 7 percent reside.

Ploem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ploem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phloem917/
Ploehm911/
Plem89231/
Plom89223/
Ployiem832/
Ploum80655/
Ploom80567/
Ploen80432/
Pleym80258/
Pliem80137/
Pleim80111/
Pluem8047/
Plehm8026/
Phlom8015/
Pleam8010/
Plyem808/
Pleem803/
Phlem803/
Pleum802/
Pllem801/
Plemm801/
Pflom800/
Pflem800/
Pleoueme771/
Pillem73614/
Pellom73232/
Pellem73187/
Pflomm73122/
Phloen7359/
Ploeng735/
Ploent733/
Pleyam731/
Ploume731/
Phlomm731/
Phleum731/
Phleem731/
Pillom731/
Bhplom731/
Pfloom730/
Plum6711,137/
Plüm67115/
Phloiim6724/
Pilleem674/
Phloeng672/
Pilliem671/
Pilleam671/
P'Pluem671/
Pillhom670/
Plouien670/
Pellhom670/
Pelleam670/

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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 Ploem
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