Ploesteanu Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ploesteanu Surname User-submission:

One who is descended from Ploiesti, a city in East-Central Wallachia.

Ploesteanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4231:47,4655,912
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ploeşteanu (29) & Ploeșteanu (9) are calculated separately.

Ploesteanu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

One who is descended from Ploiesti, a city in East-Central Wallachia.

- rares_maglan

Ploesteanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ploesteanu occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ploeşteanu or Ploeșteanu. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploesteanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 689,921st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The surname Ploesteanu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ploesteanu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Ploesteanu is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 47,465. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 35 percent reside, Ilfov County, where 28 percent reside and Constanța County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Romania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

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